violaceus
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĭŏlācĕus: a, um, adj. viola, II.,
I violet-colored, violet: purpura, Nep. ap. Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 136: flos herbae, Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 47: gemma, id. 37, 10, 61, § 170.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĭŏlācĕus,¹⁶ a, um (viola), violet, de couleur violette : Plin. 22, 47 ; 37, 170.
Latin > German (Georges)
violāceus, a, um (viola), violett, purpura, Nep. fr.: flos, Plin.: gemma, Plin. – subst., violāceum, ī, n., das Violett, violaceo dilui, Solin. 30, 32.
Latin > English
violaceus violacea, violaceum ADJ :: violet-colored
