colores
The English phrase "colors" is translated into Latin as colores.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Ancient Rome, the term coccineus was used specifically to refer to the color scarlet.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is color. To express the possessive "of the colors", use the genitive plural form colorum.
Did you know?
- The Roman world lacked a single word for 'blue' that we would recognize today. The word caeruleus described a range of shades from deep blue to dark green.
- The Latin word for 'black', niger, referred to a glossy or shining black, while ater described a matte or dull black. These were two distinct categories of the same color.
- In Latin, color could be used as a euphemism for 'excuse' or 'pretext'. A person might hide their true intentions under a certain color to deceive others.
Examples in context
- Hi colores non casei sunt.These are not the colors of the cheese.This sentence shows how to deny that something belongs to the colors of the cheese using colores.Tatoeba #11156383 by carlosalberto, translation #11156367 by carlosalberto
- Colores omnibus linguis loquuntur.Colors speak all languages.This sentence uses colores to illustrate the metaphorical idea that colors speak all languages.Tatoeba #5067606 by alexmarcelo, translation #5067600 by Adelpa
- Lucidae hic sunt colores, caecae ibi sunt.Here are the light colors and there are the dark ones.This sentence uses colores to distinguish between light and dark colors.Tatoeba #10742028 by carlosalberto, translation #10742026 by carlosalberto
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Example conversation
Aurelia and Marcus are painting a wall together.
- AureliaQuos colores eligere vis?Which colors do you want to choose?
- MarcusHi colores sunt optimi.These colors are the best.
- AureliaAssentior, sed colores nimis clari sunt.I agree, but the colors are too bright.
- MarcusTunc alios colores quaeramus.Then let us look for other colors.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
