# amethystinus
## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμεθῠ́στῐνος (amethŭ́stĭnos, “of amethyst”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /a.meˈtʰys.ti.nus/, [ämɛˈt̪ʰʏs̠t̪ɪnʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a.meˈtis.ti.nus/, [ämeˈt̪ist̪inus]

### Adjective

amethystinus (feminine amethystina, neuter amethystinum); first/second-declension adjective
* of the color of amethyst, amethyst green
* set or adorned with amethyst

#### Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

#### Descendants

* Aeolochroma amethystina
* Allium amethystinum
* America amethystina
* Amphidasya amethystina
* Andropogon amethystinus
* Archytas amethystinus
* Argyractis amethystina
* Bovista amethystina
* Brimeura amethystina
* Buchnera amethystina
* Calleida amethystina
* Calliphlox amethystina
* Caryocorbula amethystina
* Chalcomitra amethystina
* Chalcomitra amethystina
* Chrysochlora amethystina
* Clavulina amethystina
* Copestylum amethystinum
* Cortinarius amethystinus
* Desmodium amethystinum
* Discophora amethystina
* Dodecatheon amethystinum
* Drepanogynis amethystina
* Dyscolus amethystinus
* Elleanthus amethystinus
* Epidendrum amethystinum
* Eryngium amethystinum
* Eucarta amethystina
* Euporus amethystinus
* Festuca amethystina
* Galerita amethystina
* Graptopetalum amethystinum
* Hackelia amethystina
* Helcystogramma amethystina
* Inocybe amethystina
* Ischaemum amethystinum
* Isotriphora amethystina
* Laccaria amethystina
* Lampornis amethystinus
* Leucocelis amethystina
* Marasmius amethystinus
* Melica amethystina
* Merosargus amethystinus
* Mycogloea amethystina
* Nethinius amethystinus
* Orimba amethystina
* Pachycraerus amethystinus
* Pachynotacris amethystinus
* Palicourea amethystina
* Passiflora amethystina
* Phalaris amethystina
* Phanaeus amethystinus
* Phapitreron amethystinus
* Phelotrupes amethystinus
* Philodina amethystina
* Plicaria amethystina
* Poikilospermum amethystinum
* Pollanisus amethystina
* Porroglossum amethystinum
* Primula amethystina
* Prionodonta amethystina
* Pseudogalleria amethystina
* Pseudotorymus amethystinus
* Pterostichus amethystinus
* Ptilocera amethystina
* Renilla amethystina
* Rhamma amethystina
* Russula amethystina
* Salvia amethystina
* Saprinus amethystinus
* Semanotus amethystinus
* Setabis amethystina
* Smardaea amethystina
* Sphenodesme amethystina
* Stentor amethystinus
* Utricularia amethystina
* Vestalis amethystina
* Vriesea amethystina
* Xylocopa amethystina
* English: amethystine

### See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text) :
| albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.) | glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.) | niger, āter, piceus, furvus |
| ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius | rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.) | flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.) |
| galbus, galbinus, lūridus | viridis | prasinus |
| cȳaneus | caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.) | glaucus; līvidus; venetus |
| violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.) | ostrīnus, amethystīnus | purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus |

### References

* “amethystinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “amethystinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* amethystinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* amethystinus at the Catalogue of Life