adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
purpurārius
purpurārius (feminine purpurāria, neuter purpurārium)
Classical[pʊr.pʊˈraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pur.puˈraː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectivepurple
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | purpurārius | purpurāria | purpurārium |
| genitive | purpurāriī | purpurāriae | purpurāriī |
| dative | purpurāriō | purpurāriae | purpurāriō |
| accusative | purpurārium | purpurāriam | purpurārium |
| ablative | purpurāriō | purpurāriā | purpurāriō |
| vocative | purpurārie | purpurāria | purpurārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | purpurāriī | purpurāriae | purpurāria |
| genitive | purpurāriōrum | purpurāriārum | purpurāriōrum |
| dative | purpurāriīs | purpurāriīs | purpurāriīs |
| accusative | purpurāriōs | purpurāriās | purpurāria |
| ablative | purpurāriīs | purpurāriīs | purpurāriīs |
| vocative | purpurāriī | purpurāriae | purpurāria |
purpŭrārĭus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Of or belonging to purple, purple:
officinae, manufactories of purple, Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46: taberna, Dig. 32, 1, 89: NEGOTIATOR ARTIS PVRPVRARIAE, Inscr. Orell. 4250.— II. Substt.
A. † purpŭrārĭus, ĭi, m., a purple-dyer, Inscr. Orell. 4271 and 4272.—
B. † purpŭrārĭa, ae, f.
1. A purpledye house, Inscr. Orell. 2952.—
2. A female dyer in purple, Vulg. Act. 16, 14.—
C. Plur.: Purpŭrārĭae, ārum, f. (sc. insulae), two islands in the Atlantic, now Madeira and Porto Santo, Juba ap. Plin. 6, 32, 37, § 203.