What does pūniceus mean in Latin?

pūniceus, a adjective, means “pure lively red, scarlet”.

How do you pronounce pūniceus?

In classical Latin, [puːˈnɪ.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈniː.t͡ʃe.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pūniceus (feminine pūnicea, neuter pūniceum)

Classical[puːˈnɪ.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[puˈniː.t͡ʃe.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pūniceus	pūnicea	pūniceum
genitive	pūniceī	pūniceae	pūniceī
dative	pūniceō	pūniceae	pūniceō
accusative	pūniceum	pūniceam	pūniceum
ablative	pūniceō	pūniceā	pūniceō
vocative	pūnicee	pūnicea	pūniceum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pūniceī	pūniceae	pūnicea
genitive	pūniceōrum	pūniceārum	pūniceōrum
dative	pūniceīs	pūniceīs	pūniceīs
accusative	pūniceōs	pūniceās	pūnicea
ablative	pūniceīs	pūniceīs	pūniceīs
vocative	pūniceī	pūniceae	pūnicea

pūnĭcĕus, a, um, adj. Punicus.

I. Reddish, red, purple - colored: puniceum supparum, Naev. B. P. 2, 21: taeniae, Verg. A. 5, 269: roseta, id. E. 5, 17: rosa, Hor. C. 4, 10, 4: crocus, Ov. F. 5, 318: rotae (currūs Aurorae), Verg. A. 12, 77: cruor, Ov. M. 2, 607; also, anima, Verg. A. 9, 349: corium, i. e. skin beaten red, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 61: undae, Val. Fl. 3, 411.—

II. Pūnĭcĕus, a, um, Punic, Carthaginian: Puniceus dux, Ov. Ib. 284.

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin pūniceus From pūnicus + -eus.