adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
aurātilis
aurātilis (neuter aurātile)
Classical[au̯ˈraː.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈraː.ti.lis]
Meaning
- Late LatinNew Latinraretwo terminationOf the color of gold, gold-colored.
Et cyaneus e Scythia est, optimus si caerulo coruscabit. Cuius gnari in marem et feminam genus dividunt: feminis nitor purus est, mares punctillis ad gratiam interlucentibus auratilis pulviculus variat.
And cyaneus, from Scythia, is best if it glitters with blue. Experts divide it into male and female types: the females have a pure brightness, the males are variegated charmingly with glittering specks of gold-colored dust.c. 250 CE, Solinus, De mirabilibus mundi
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurātilis | aurātilis | aurātile |
| genitive | aurātilis | aurātilis | aurātilis |
| dative | aurātilī | aurātilī | aurātilī |
| accusative | aurātilem | aurātilem | aurātile |
| ablative | aurātilī | aurātilī | aurātilī |
| vocative | aurātilis | aurātilis | aurātile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurātilēs | aurātilēs | aurātilia |
| genitive | aurātilium | aurātilium | aurātilium |
| dative | aurātilibus | aurātilibus | aurātilibus |
| accusative | aurātilīs aurātilēs | aurātilīs aurātilēs | aurātilia |
| ablative | aurātilibus | aurātilibus | aurātilibus |
| vocative | aurātilēs | aurātilēs | aurātilia |
aurātĭlis, e, adj. auratus,
I. gold-colored:
pulviculus, Sol. 15 fin.Origins
From aurātus (“gilded; gold-colored”) + -ilis, perfect passive participle of aurō (“to gild”), from aurum (“gold”).