adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
discolor
discolor (genitive discolōris)
Classical[ˈdɪs.kɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdis.ko.lor]
Meaning
- one terminationhaving a different colour
- one terminationvariegated
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
colōris dīversīdiscolor -ōris — in Aeneis, ch. 14
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | discolor | discolor | discolor |
| genitive | discolōris | discolōris | discolōris |
| dative | discolōrī | discolōrī | discolōrī |
| accusative | discolōrem | discolōrem | discolor |
| ablative | discolōrī discolōre | discolōrī discolōre | discolōrī discolōre |
| vocative | discolor | discolor | discolor |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | discolōrēs | discolōrēs | discolōria |
| genitive | discolōrium | discolōrium | discolōrium |
| dative | discolōribus | discolōribus | discolōribus |
| accusative | discolōrīs discolōrēs | discolōrīs discolōrēs | discolōria |
| ablative | discolōribus | discolōribus | discolōribus |
| vocative | discolōrēs | discolōrēs | discolōria |
dis-cŏlor, ōris (abl. -ori, Flor. 1, 16, 7; Curt. 3, 3, 26—post-class. form of the
I. fem. discolora, in the signif. of II. A.: lana, Prud. στεφ. 10, 302:
serta, Symm. Laud. in Val. 2, 1 ed. Mai.: venustas, Mart. Cap. 4 init.; and once discoloria vestis, Petr. 97, 3), adj., of another color, not of the same color (opp. concolor). I. Lit.
(a). With dat.:
neutra pars esse debet discolor lanae (shortly before: si palatum atque lingua concolor lanae est), Col. 7, 3, 2: (vestis) sumatur fatis discolor alba meis, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 8: aura auri, Verg. A. 6, 204.—(b). Absol., party-colored, of different colors:
habere arculas, ubi discolores sint cerae, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4: signa, * Cic. Verr. 1, 13 fin.: miles (black and white in the game of draughts), Ov. Tr. 2, 477 Jahn; cf. agmen (in running a race), id. Am. 3, 2, 78.—II. Transf.
A. Party-colored, variegated:
aves, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 3: vestis, Curt. 3, 4, 26: arma, Flor. 3, 2, 5 al.—B. In gen., of various kinds, different, various: matrona meretrici dispar erit atque Discolor, * Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 4:
amnis pelago, Stat. Th. 9, 338: rerum discolor usus, Pers. 5, 52.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dis-color ōris, adj.,
of another color, not of the same color: auri per ramos aura, V.: matrona meretrici, different in dress, H.: vestis fatis discolor alba meis, O.—Party-colored, of different colors: signa: miles, black and white (in draughts), O.