yellow
yellow
subs.
Yellow colour: P. χρῶμα ξανθόν (Plat.).
subs.
Yellow colour: P. χρῶμα ξανθόν (Plat.).
yellow
adj.
P. and V. ξανθός, Ar. and V. ξουθός.
Pale P. and V. ὠχρός, P. χλωρός.
Of sand: V. χλωρός (Soph. Aj. 1064).
Golden: see golden.
Yellow-haired: P. and V. ξανθός.
Yellow-winged: V. ξουθόπτερος.
adj.
P. and V. ξανθός, Ar. and V. ξουθός.
Pale P. and V. ὠχρός, P. χλωρός.
Of sand: V. χλωρός (Soph. Aj. 1064).
Golden: see golden.
Yellow-haired: P. and V. ξανθός.
Yellow-winged: V. ξουθόπτερος.
YELLOW
gilbus: gilvus: helvus (like honey; Vid: Voss. Verg. Georg. 3 83): flavus: flavens (yellow as gold; composed of green red and white like the ripe ears of corn hair etc.; Greek ξανθός for which we find also aureus): fulvus (with a red or brown tinge; darker than gold): tuteus (of an orange or brimstone color; paler than rufus: ☞ flavus fulvus and luteus signify yellow passing over into red; and hence in Gell. 2 26 they are reckoned among the red colors): badius (of a pale yellow): luridus (of a dull yellow of a yellowish green): galbanus (like young corn and the sprouts in spring; of a greenish yellow χλωρός): cadaverosus (sallow as a corpse): ravus (of a grey or dark yellow); also aureus (of a gold yellow): cereus cerinus (yellow as wax): croceus (of a saffron color): sulphureus (of a brimstone color): silaceus (like ochre): citri colore (of a citron color; ☞ not citrinus a false reading Plin. 19 5 23). To be yellow flavere: to become or grow yellow flavescere.
gilbus: gilvus: helvus (like honey; Vid: Voss. Verg. Georg. 3 83): flavus: flavens (yellow as gold; composed of green red and white like the ripe ears of corn hair etc.; Greek ξανθός for which we find also aureus): fulvus (with a red or brown tinge; darker than gold): tuteus (of an orange or brimstone color; paler than rufus: ☞ flavus fulvus and luteus signify yellow passing over into red; and hence in Gell. 2 26 they are reckoned among the red colors): badius (of a pale yellow): luridus (of a dull yellow of a yellowish green): galbanus (like young corn and the sprouts in spring; of a greenish yellow χλωρός): cadaverosus (sallow as a corpse): ravus (of a grey or dark yellow); also aureus (of a gold yellow): cereus cerinus (yellow as wax): croceus (of a saffron color): sulphureus (of a brimstone color): silaceus (like ochre): citri colore (of a citron color; ☞ not citrinus a false reading Plin. 19 5 23). To be yellow flavere: to become or grow yellow flavescere.
yellow:
1. flāvus: the y. stream of honey, flavus mellis liquor, Lucr. 1, 937: y. corn-fields, flava arva, Virg. G. 1, 316: y. gold, flavum aurum, id. Aen. 1, 592: y. hair, flava coma, Hor. Od. 1, 5, 4.
2. flāvens: Galaesus waters the y. corn-lands, humectat flaventia culta Galaesus, Virg. G. 4, 126.
3. fulvus (deep y., tawny); y. hair, f. caesaries, Virg. Aen. 11, 642: y. sand, f. arena, ib. 12, 741.
4. lūteus (orange yellow): a y. paleness, l. pallor, Hor. Ep. 10, 16: a y. robe, l. palla, Tib. 1, 7, 46.
5. crŏceus (saffron): y. flowers, crocei flores, Virg. G. 4, 109: a y. mantle, c. chlamys, id. Aen. 11, 775.
6. lūrĭdus (pale y., mostly of things that look ghastly and unpleasant): y. teeth, luridi dentes, Hor. Od. 4, 13, 10.
7. galbănus (greenish y.): y. robes, galbana (vestimenta), Juv. 2, 97.
8. gilvus (etymologically connected with yellow, but applied by Varro and Virgil only to horses). Phr.: when the harvest shall be y. with ripe ears, quum maturis flavebit messis aristis, poet., Col. 10, 311.
1. flāvus: the y. stream of honey, flavus mellis liquor, Lucr. 1, 937: y. corn-fields, flava arva, Virg. G. 1, 316: y. gold, flavum aurum, id. Aen. 1, 592: y. hair, flava coma, Hor. Od. 1, 5, 4.
2. flāvens: Galaesus waters the y. corn-lands, humectat flaventia culta Galaesus, Virg. G. 4, 126.
3. fulvus (deep y., tawny); y. hair, f. caesaries, Virg. Aen. 11, 642: y. sand, f. arena, ib. 12, 741.
4. lūteus (orange yellow): a y. paleness, l. pallor, Hor. Ep. 10, 16: a y. robe, l. palla, Tib. 1, 7, 46.
5. crŏceus (saffron): y. flowers, crocei flores, Virg. G. 4, 109: a y. mantle, c. chlamys, id. Aen. 11, 775.
6. lūrĭdus (pale y., mostly of things that look ghastly and unpleasant): y. teeth, luridi dentes, Hor. Od. 4, 13, 10.
7. galbănus (greenish y.): y. robes, galbana (vestimenta), Juv. 2, 97.
8. gilvus (etymologically connected with yellow, but applied by Varro and Virgil only to horses). Phr.: when the harvest shall be y. with ripe ears, quum maturis flavebit messis aristis, poet., Col. 10, 311.
ξανθός
yellow
χλωρός
greenish-yellow
greenish-yellow
θάψινος
yellow-coloured, yellow, sallow
λευκομήλινος
pale-yellow
μελίχλωρος
honey-yellow; olive-complexioned
μῆλοψ
looking like an apple, yellow
ξανθοειδής
yellow in appearance
ξανθομήλινος
greenish-yellow
ξουθός
yellowish, brown-yellow, tawny
πυρρόξανθος
reddish-yellow
χλοώδης
grass-green, greenish-yellow, pale
ἐρυθρόξανθος
reddish-yellow
ἔγκιρρος
pale-yellow
yellow
χλωρός
greenish-yellow
appearing fewer than 50 times
γάλβιναgreenish-yellow
θάψινος
yellow-coloured, yellow, sallow
λευκομήλινος
pale-yellow
μελίχλωρος
honey-yellow; olive-complexioned
μῆλοψ
looking like an apple, yellow
ξανθοειδής
yellow in appearance
ξανθομήλινος
greenish-yellow
ξουθός
yellowish, brown-yellow, tawny
πυρρόξανθος
reddish-yellow
χλοώδης
grass-green, greenish-yellow, pale
ἐρυθρόξανθος
reddish-yellow
ἔγκιρρος
pale-yellow
flavus
golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen-colored, blonde
fulvus
deep yellow, reddish yellow, gold-colored, tawny
rutilus
red, golden red, reddish yellow
luteus
colored with yellowweed, golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow
of saffron, saffron-colored, yellow, golden
flavens
golden yellow, light yellow
ravus
gray-yellow, gray, tawny
golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen-colored, blonde
fulvus
deep yellow, reddish yellow, gold-colored, tawny
rutilus
red, golden red, reddish yellow
luteus
colored with yellowweed, golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow
appearing fewer than 50 times
croceusof saffron, saffron-colored, yellow, golden
flavens
golden yellow, light yellow
ravus
gray-yellow, gray, tawny