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aurantius

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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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

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See also

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Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus