"cerulean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /səˈɹuːli.ən/ Audio: en-us-cerulean.ogg [US] Forms: more cerulean [comparative], most cerulean [superlative], cærulean [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːliən Etymology: From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|caeruleus|-an|lang1=la|t1=blue}} Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, {{affix|la|caelum|-uleus|nocat=1|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=sky, heaven}} caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cerulean (comparative more cerulean, superlative most cerulean)
  1. Sky-blue. Derived forms: cerulean blue, cerulean warbler Related terms: cerule, cerulescence, cerulescent Translations (sky blue — see also sky blue): небесно син (nebesno sin) (Bulgarian), ceruli (Catalan), taivaansininen (Finnish), céruléen (French), himmelblau (German), ceiriúlach (Irish), ceruleo (Italian), modry (Polish), небе́сно-голубо́й (nebésno-golubój) (Russian), лазу́рный (lazúrnyj) (Russian), лазо́ревый (lazórevyj) (Russian), cerúleo (Spanish), himmelsblå (Swedish), шямяхя (şyamyaxya) (Tatar)
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Noun [English]

IPA: /səˈɹuːli.ən/ Audio: en-us-cerulean.ogg [US] Forms: ceruleans [plural], cærulean [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːliən Etymology: From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|caeruleus|-an|lang1=la|t1=blue}} Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, {{affix|la|caelum|-uleus|nocat=1|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=sky, heaven}} caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cerulean (countable and uncountable, plural ceruleans)
  1. (countable and uncountable) A greenish-blue color. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cerulean blue, coelin
    Sense id: en-cerulean-en-noun-5Y7PtQDv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Blues: 48 45 8
  2. (countable) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cerulean-en-noun-bkGzGyfa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (sky blue — see also sky blue): небесносин (nebesnosin) (Bulgarian), лазурен (lazuren) (Bulgarian), ceruli [masculine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), ĉielbluo (Esperanto), taivaansini (Finnish), bleu céruléen [masculine] (French), Himmelblau [neuter] (German), ceiriúlach [masculine] (Irish), ceruleo (Italian), セルリアンブルー (serurian burū) (Japanese), modry [masculine] (Polish), cerúleo [masculine] (Portuguese), albastru (Romanian), небе́сно-голубо́й (nebésno-golubój) (Russian), лазу́рный (lazúrnyj) (Russian), лазо́ревый (lazórevyj) (Russian), cerúleo [masculine] (Spanish), himmelsblå (Swedish), serulyo (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'sky blue — see also sky blue': 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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