Chlorus

See also: chlorus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χλωρός (Khlōrós, name of a river and emperor), from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “a color inclusive of both light green and yellow; verdant; pale”), q.v.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰloː.rus/, [ˈkʰɫ̪oːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈklo.rus/, [ˈklɔːrus]

Proper noun

Chlōrus m sg (genitive Chlōrī); second declension

1. A river in Cilicia.
2. Constantius Chlorus.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chlōrus
genitive	Chlōrī
dative	Chlōrō
accusative	Chlōrum
ablative	Chlōrō
vocative	Chlōre

Related terms

• chlorus

References

• Chlorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Chlorus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly