murrinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• murrhinus
• myrrinus, myrrhinus

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin murra

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -inus

Latin murrinus

From murra + -inus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊr.rɪ.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmur.ri.nus]

Adjective

murrinus (feminine murrina, neuter murrinum); first/second-declension adjective

1. relating to myrrh
2. of the color of myrrh

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	murrinus	murrina	murrinum		murrinī	murrinae	murrina
genitive	murrinī	murrinae	murrinī		murrinōrum	murrinārum	murrinōrum
dative	murrinō	murrinae	murrinō		murrinīs
accusative	murrinum	murrinam	murrinum		murrinōs	murrinās	murrina
ablative	murrinō	murrinā	murrinō		murrinīs
vocative	murrine	murrina	murrinum		murrinī	murrinae	murrina

See also

Colors in Classical and Old Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)	pullus, fuscus, aquilus, mūrīnus (of livestock)	āter, niger, furvus, piceus (poetic)
rūfus, russus, ruber, flammeus (poetic), rōbus (of oxen), burrus; pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)	rutilus, fulvus (poetic), rāvus (of eyes), aureus (poetic), croceus (poetic); rūbidus, niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)	lūteus, flāvus, lūridus, pallidus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
viridis, flāvus (poetic)	viridis, herbeus, fulvus (poetic)	viridis, glaucus, caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
	glaucus, caesius (of eyes)	caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus
violāceus	purpureus (underlying shade)	roseus

References

• “murrinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “murrinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.