LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ianthinus

ianthinus (feminine ianthina, neuter ianthinum)
Classical[iˈan.tʰɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈan.ti.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveviolet (coloured)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeianthinusianthinaianthinum
genitiveianthinīianthinaeianthinī
dativeianthinōianthinaeianthinō
accusativeianthinumianthinamianthinum
ablativeianthinōianthināianthinō
vocativeianthineianthinaianthinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeianthinīianthinaeianthina
genitiveianthinōrumianthinārumianthinōrum
dativeianthinīsianthinīsianthinīs
accusativeianthinōsianthināsianthina
ablativeianthinīsianthinīsianthinīs
vocativeianthinīianthinaeianthina

ĭanthĭnus, a, um, adj., = ἰάνθινος,
I. violet-blue, violet-: color, Plin. 21, 8, 22, § 45: vestis, id. 21, 6, 14, § 27.—Subst.: ĭan-thĭnum, i, n., violet, the color, Dig. 32, 70, § 13.—Plur.: ĭanthĭna, ōrum, violet-colored garments, Mart. 2, 39, 1.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἴανθος(íanthos)
  2. Ancient Greek -ινος(-inos)
  3. Latinianthinus

Ancient Greek ἰάνθινος (iánthinos)bor. Latin ianthinus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰάνθινος (iánthinos).

Quick answers

What does ianthinus mean in Latin?
ianthinus, a adjective, means “violet (coloured)”.
How do you pronounce ianthinus?
In classical Latin, [iˈan.tʰɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈan.ti.nus].
Where does ianthinus come from?
Ancient Greek ἴανθος (íanthos) → Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) → Latin ianthinus.