What does coccineus mean in Latin?

coccineus, a adjective, means “Coloured or dyed scarlet”.

How do you pronounce coccineus?

In classical Latin, [kɔkˈkɪ.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kotˈt͡ʃiː.ne.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coccineus (feminine coccinea, neuter coccineum)

Classical[kɔkˈkɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kotˈt͡ʃiː.ne.us]

colōris rubrī, purpureus

coccineus -a -um — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 25

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	coccineus	coccinea	coccineum
genitive	coccineī	coccineae	coccineī
dative	coccineō	coccineae	coccineō
accusative	coccineum	coccineam	coccineum
ablative	coccineō	coccineā	coccineō
vocative	coccinee	coccinea	coccineum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	coccineī	coccineae	coccinea
genitive	coccineōrum	coccineārum	coccineōrum
dative	coccineīs	coccineīs	coccineīs
accusative	coccineōs	coccineās	coccinea
ablative	coccineīs	coccineīs	coccineīs
vocative	coccineī	coccineae	coccinea

coccĭnĕus, a, um, adj. coccum,

I. scarlet-colored: pallium, Petr. 32, 2: tomentum, id. 38, 5: lacernae, Mart. 14, 131 in lemm.—

II. Access. form coccĭnus, a, um: acini, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 177: gausapa, Petr. 28, 4. laena, Juv. 3, 283: aluta, Mart. 2, 29, 8. —

b. In plur subst.: coccĭna, ōrum, n., scarlet garments, Mart. 2, 39, 1; 2, 43, 8; 14, 131, 1.—

c. In sing. subst.: coccĭnum, i, n., = coccum, Hier. in Isa. 1, 1, 18.

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin coccineus From coccinus + -eus.