noun · masculinethird declension
lūror
lūror m (genitive lūrōris)
Classical[ˈɫuː.rɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.ror]
Meaning
- paleness, pallor, lividness
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūror | lūrōrēs |
| genitive | lūrōris | lūrōrum |
| dative | lūrōrī | lūrōribus |
| accusative | lūrōrem | lūrōrēs |
| ablative | lūrōre | lūrōribus |
| vocative | lūror | lūrōrēs |
lūror, ōris, m. etym. dub.; cf.: pullus, lividus,
I. a yellowish color, sallowness, paleness, Lucr. 4, 308:
luror permanat in herbas, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 238: lurore buxeo foedatus, App. M. 9, p. 222, 31.Origins
From Proto-Italic *loiros, of uncertain origin. Vine and Nussbaum suggest an origin from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“plum-coloured, blueish”), and thus cognacy with līvidus (“leaden, bluish”), while Schrijver suggests a relation to Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr (“moon”), which itself is possibly from *(s)leh₃y-. Synchronically analyzable as the -or-derivative corresponding to lūridus (“pale yellow”).