LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

amethystinus

amethystinus (feminine amethystina, neuter amethystinum)
Classical[a.mɛˈtʰys.tɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.meˈtis.ti.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the color of amethyst, amethyst green
  2. adjectiveset or adorned with amethyst

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamethystinusamethystinaamethystinum
genitiveamethystinīamethystinaeamethystinī
dativeamethystinōamethystinaeamethystinō
accusativeamethystinumamethystinamamethystinum
ablativeamethystinōamethystināamethystinō
vocativeamethystineamethystinaamethystinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamethystinīamethystinaeamethystina
genitiveamethystinōrumamethystinārumamethystinōrum
dativeamethystinīsamethystinīsamethystinīs
accusativeamethystinōsamethystināsamethystina
ablativeamethystinīsamethystinīsamethystinīs
vocativeamethystinīamethystinaeamethystina

ămĕthystĭnus, a, um, adj. amethystus.
I. Of the color of amethyst: vestes, Mart. 1, 97, 7.—Also absol.: amethystina (sc. vestimenta), * Juv. 7, 136.—
II. Set or adorned with amethyst: trientes, Mart. 10, 49.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀμεθῠ́στῐνος (amethŭ́stĭnos, “of amethyst”).

Descendants
  • Englishamethystine

Quick answers

What does amethystinus mean in Latin?
amethystinus, a adjective, means “of the color of amethyst, amethyst green; set or adorned with amethyst”.
How do you pronounce amethystinus?
In classical Latin, [a.mɛˈtʰys.tɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.meˈtis.ti.nus].