adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
prasinus1
prasinus (feminine prasina, neuter prasinum)
Classical[ˈpra.sɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpraː.s̬i.nus]
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectiveoftengreen, prasine, prasinous
- adjectiveof the Green racing faction
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prasinus | prasina | prasinum |
| genitive | prasinī | prasinae | prasinī |
| dative | prasinō | prasinae | prasinō |
| accusative | prasinum | prasinam | prasinum |
| ablative | prasinō | prasinā | prasinō |
| vocative | prasine | prasina | prasinum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prasinī | prasinae | prasina |
| genitive | prasinōrum | prasinārum | prasinōrum |
| dative | prasinīs | prasinīs | prasinīs |
| accusative | prasinōs | prasinās | prasina |
| ablative | prasinīs | prasinīs | prasinīs |
| vocative | prasinī | prasinae | prasina |
prăsĭnus, a, um, adj., = πράσινος,
I. leek-green, prasinous:
pila prasina, Petr. 27: color, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 181: de nostrā prasinā est synthesis empta toga, Mart. 10, 29, 4: flabellum, id. 3, 82, 11: factio, the party of charioteers at the games who dressed in leek-green (v. factio), particularly favored by Caligula and Nero, Mart. 13, 78: cf. Suet. Calig. 55; and id. Ner. 22.—Hence, subst.: prăsĭnus, i, m., a charioteer of the leek-green party: de prasino conviva loquatur, Mart. 10, 48, 23.—Also, a gem, Capitol. Max. J. 1.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos, “leek-green, green from the middle of the rainbow”).
Descendants
- Englishprasine
- Englishprasinous