ater
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poetic, rare) malevolent
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poetic) obscure
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈaː.tɛr]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).
furvus
atratus
nigrans
caligineus
morulus
piceus
āter
picinus
pulleiaceus
cacabatus
nigricolor
caccabatus
spinosus
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