ferrugineus

== Latin == === Etymology === ferrūgō +‎ -eus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɛr.ruːˈɡɪ.ne.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fer.ruˈd͡ʒiː.ne.us] === Adjective === ferrūgineus (feminine ferrūginea, neuter ferrūgineum); first/second-declension adjective Of a dark color unrelated to iron rust, dark blue, dark violet. Synonyms: caeruleus, līvidus (rare) Of the colour of iron rust. Of the taste of iron. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: ferruginous Translingual: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, Xyleborus ferrugineus ==== See also ==== === References === “ferrugineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ferrugineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ferrugineus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.