adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
viridis
viridis (neuter viride, comparative viridior, superlative viridissimus)
Classical[ˈwɪ.rɪ.dɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.ri.dis]
viride sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- two terminationfresh, young, youthful
- two terminationgreen in color
- two terminationabundant with verdure
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
colōre herbae et foliōrum.viridis -e — in Mille Verba, Colōrēs
color herbaeviridis -e — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 18
green
viridis -e — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 2, 23
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | viridis | viridis | viride |
| genitive | viridis | viridis | viridis |
| dative | viridī | viridī | viridī |
| accusative | viridem | viridem | viride |
| ablative | viridī | viridī | viridī |
| vocative | viridis | viridis | viride |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | viridēs | viridēs | viridia |
| genitive | viridium | viridium | viridium |
| dative | viridibus | viridibus | viridibus |
| accusative | viridīs viridēs | viridīs viridēs | viridia |
| ablative | viridibus | viridibus | viridibus |
| vocative | viridēs | viridēs | viridia |
vĭrĭdis, e (
I. gen. plur. viridum, Stat. Th. 2, 279), adj. vireo, green.
I. Lit. (as the most general designation for every shade of that color).
A. Adj.:
color, Ov. M. 10, 137; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4: smaragdi, Lucr. 2, 805: collis, id. 2, 322; cf.: colles nitidissimi viridissimique, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47: viridis opacaque ripa, id. Leg. 1, 5, 15: gramen, Verg. G. 2, 219: viridiores herbae, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 185: viridia atque umida ligna, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45: colubrae, Hor. C. 1, 17, 8: Nereidum comae, id. ib. 3, 28, 10; cf. dei, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 59: caelum, bluish green (when it is clear), Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74.—B. Subst.: vĭrĭde, is, n.
1. Green color, greenness, verdure (post-Aug.):
bacis e viridi rubentibus, reddish green, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127; so, e viridi pallens (gemma), id. 37, 8, 33, § 110.—2. A green thing, of plants, trees, etc. (late Lat.), Vulg. Ecclus. 43, 23; id. Apoc. 9, 4:
omne viride agri, Ambros. in Luc. 7, 16.—More freq. plur.: vĭrĭdĭa, ĭum, n., green plants, herbs, or trees (postAug.), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sen. Ep. 86, 3; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; Vitr. 5, 9, 5; Phaedr. 2, 5, 14. —II. Transf., green, young, youthful, fresh, blooming, lively, vigorous:
viridiora praemiorum genera (opp. arescentes laureae), Cic. Rep. 6, 8, 8: caseus, Col. 7, 8, 1: limus, Pers. 3, 22: viridis et adhuc dulcis fructus studiorum, Quint. 12 6, 3: indignantium, tam viridem et in flore aetatis ereptum esse rebus humanis, Curt. 10, 5, 10: sonus earum (litterarum) viridior vegetiorque, livelier and stronger, Gell. 2, 3, 1: firmior et viridior sonus, id. 13, 20, 13: Euryalus formā insignis viridique juventā, Verg. A. 5, 295: aevum, Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17: senectus, Verg. A. 6, 304; cf. Sil. 1, 187; Col. praef. § 12: usque ad novissimam valetudinem viridis, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: leo, Stat. Th. 11, 742: senex, sed mehercule viridis animo ac vigens, Sen. Ep. 66, 1: consilio viridis, sed belli serus, Sil. 3, 255.— With gen.: viridissimus irae, Sil. 5, 569.— Adv.: vĭrĭdĕ, greenly, verdantly: nihil omnino viridius comparatum illis (smaragdis) viret, Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 62.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
viridis e, adj. with comp. and sup.
VIR-, green: color, O.: colles viridissimi: gramen, V.: Nereidum comae, H.: dei, O.—Plur n. as subst, green plants, herbage: laeta, Ph.—Green, youthful, fresh, blooming, lively, vigorous: viridiora praemiorum genera: tam viridis et in flore aetatis, Cu.: aevom, O.: senectus, V.
Origins
From vireō (“flourish; be verdant”) + -is.
Insular Romance
- Sardinianbirde
- Sardinianvidre
- Sardinianbidre
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanverd
- Occitanverd
- Franco-Provençalvèrd
- Old Frenchvert
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseverdefrom Old Galician-Portuguese verde
- Spanishverdefrom Old Spanish verde
- Aragoneseverde
- Aragoneseberde
- Falaverdifrom Old Galician-Portuguese verde
- Galicianverdefrom Old Galician-Portuguese verde
- Asturianverdefrom Old Leonese verde
- Leoneseverdefrom Old Leonese verde
- Mirandeseberdefrom Old Leonese verde
- Ladinovedrefrom Old Spanish verde
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianverde
- Aromanianveardi
- Aromanianvearde
- Aromanianverdi
- Istro-Romanianverde
- Megleno-Romanianveardi
- Megleno-Romanianverdi
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianverde
- Gallureseveldifrom Corsican verde
- Sassareseverdhifrom Corsican verde
- Dalmatianvert
- Istriotvirdo
- Neapolitanverde
- Sicilianvirdi
- Venetanvérdo
Borrowings
- Englishvirid
- Albanianverdhë
- Proto-Brythonic*gwɨrð
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianvert
- Friulianverd
- Ladinvërt
- Romanshverd
- Romanshveard
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianvaird
- Ligurianvèrde
- Lombardverd
- Piedmonteseverd
- Romagnolvérd
Vulgar Latin
- unknown*viridia
- unknown*viriditia
- unknown*viridizāre
- unknown*viridūra