LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

azureus

azureus (feminine azurea, neuter azureum)
Classical[azˈzʊ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[adˈd͡zuː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew LatinadjectiveOf a deep blue colour.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeazureusazureaazureum
genitiveazureīazureaeazureī
dativeazureōazureaeazureō
accusativeazureumazureamazureum
ablativeazureōazureāazureō
vocativeazureeazureaazureum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeazureīazureaeazurea
genitiveazureōrumazureārumazureōrum
dativeazureīsazureīsazureīs
accusativeazureōsazureāsazurea
ablativeazureīsazureīsazureīs
vocativeazureīazureaeazurea

Origins

Ultimately from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”)

Descendants
  • taxonomic nameHypothymis azurea

Quick answers

What does azureus mean in Latin?
azureus, a adjective, means “Of a deep blue colour.”.
How do you pronounce azureus?
In classical Latin, [azˈzʊ.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈd͡zuː.re.us].