lividus

Latin

Etymology

Can be construed as līveō (“I am of a bluish color or livid; envy”) +‎ -idus, but more at līveō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.wi.dus/, [ˈliː.wɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

līvidus (feminine līvida, neuter līvidum); first/second declension

  1. (color) leaden, bluish, blue
  2. (especially, produced by beating, bruising, etc.) black and blue, livid
  3. (transferred sense) making livid, that is deadly
  4. (figuratively) envious, invidious, spiteful, malicious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative līvidus līvida līvidum līvidī līvidae līvida
Genitive līvidī līvidae līvidī līvidōrum līvidārum līvidōrum
Dative līvidō līvidō līvidīs
Accusative līvidum līvidam līvidum līvidōs līvidās līvida
Ablative līvidō līvidā līvidō līvidīs
Vocative līvide līvida līvidum līvidī līvidae līvida

Derived terms
  • līvidē (adverb)
  • līvidināns (“envious”, adjective)
  • līvidō (“to render livid”, verb)
  • līvidulus (“somewhat envious”, adjective)

Descendants
Translingual descendants

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus      cānus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinericeus, plumbeus, grīseus      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrhinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rubrīcus, mulleus ; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus ; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus
             galbus, galbīnus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cyaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus              glaucus; līvidus; venetus, blaveus
             violāceus, ianthinus              purpureus, ostrīnus, ātropurpūreus, amethystīnus              roseus, rosāceus

References
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