aurantius

Latin

Alternative forms

• arantius

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”); influenced in form by a folk etymology connecting it with aurum (“gold”). See orange for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈran.ti.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [au̯ˈran.t͡si.us]

Adjective

aurantius (feminine aurantia, neuter aurantium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) orange (coloured), tawny

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aurantius	aurantia	aurantium		aurantiī	aurantiae	aurantia
genitive	aurantiī	aurantiae	aurantiī		aurantiōrum	aurantiārum	aurantiōrum
dative	aurantiō	aurantiae	aurantiō		aurantiīs
accusative	aurantium	aurantiam	aurantium		aurantiōs	aurantiās	aurantia
ablative	aurantiō	aurantiā	aurantiō		aurantiīs
vocative	aurantie	aurantia	aurantium		aurantiī	aurantiae	aurantia

Derived terms

• Translingual: Aurantium (genus)

See also

Colors in Classical and Old Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)	pullus, fuscus, aquilus, mūrīnus (of livestock)	āter, niger, furvus, piceus (poetic)
rūfus, russus, ruber, flammeus (poetic), rōbus (of oxen), burrus; pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)	rutilus, fulvus (poetic), rāvus (of eyes), aureus (poetic), croceus (poetic); rūbidus, niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)	lūteus, flāvus, lūridus, pallidus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
viridis, flāvus (poetic)	viridis, herbeus, fulvus (poetic)	viridis, glaucus, caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
	glaucus, caesius (of eyes)	caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus
violāceus	purpureus (underlying shade)	roseus