adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
dēcolor
dēcolor (genitive dēcolōris)
Classical[ˈdeː.kɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.ko.lor]
Meaning
- one terminationdiscolored, off-color; drab-coloured
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
colōre mūtātusdēcolor -ōris — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcolor | dēcolor | dēcolor |
| genitive | dēcolōris | dēcolōris | dēcolōris |
| dative | dēcolōrī | dēcolōrī | dēcolōrī |
| accusative | dēcolōrem | dēcolōrem | dēcolor |
| ablative | dēcolōrī dēcolōre | dēcolōrī dēcolōre | dēcolōrī dēcolōre |
| vocative | dēcolor | dēcolor | dēcolor |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcolōrēs | dēcolōrēs | dēcolōria |
| genitive | dēcolōrium | dēcolōrium | dēcolōrium |
| dative | dēcolōribus | dēcolōribus | dēcolōribus |
| accusative | dēcolōrīs dēcolōrēs | dēcolōrīs dēcolōrēs | dēcolōria |
| ablative | dēcolōribus | dēcolōribus | dēcolōribus |
| vocative | dēcolōrēs | dēcolōrēs | dēcolōria |
dē-cŏlor, ōris (
I. acc. plur. heterocl. decoloros, Prud. στεφ. 1, 113), adj., deprived of it's natural color, discolored, defaced, faded, etc. (poet., and in post-Aug. prose): decolorem sanguinem omnem exsorbuit, Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 8 (transl. from Sophoc. Trach. 1058: ἐκ δὲ χλωρὸν αἷμά μου Πέπωκεν ἤδη):
Indus, swarthy, Prop. 4, 3, 10; Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 24; and India, id. M. 4, 21; so heres, (sc. Aethiope genitus), Juv. 6, 600: decolor fuligine, id. 7, 226: decolor sanguine, stained, Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 42; cf. Stat. Th. 12, 410: ara, id. Pont. 3, 2, 54: seges, Luc. 7, 851: uniones, Plin. 9, 35, 57, § 116: resina, id. 16, 12, 23, § 59.—II. Poet., of abstract subjects: deterior ac decolor aetas (i. e. the brazen and iron age, in comparison with the golden), depraved, degenerate, * Verg. A. 8, 326:
fama, Ov. H. 9, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-color ōris, adj.,
deprived of color, discolored, faded: sanguis: Indus, swarthy, O., Pr.: heres, colored, dark, Iu.: decolor fuligine, Iu.: sanguine, stained, O.—Fig., degenerate, depraved: aetas, V.: fama, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēcolor
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Latin dēcolor From dē- + color (“color”).