ĭanthĭnus, a, um, adj., = ἰάνθινος,
violet-blue , violet- : color, Plin. 21, 8, 22, § 45: vestis, id. 21, 6, 14, § 27.—Subst.: ĭan-thĭnum , i, n., violet , the color, Dig. 32, 70, § 13.— Plur. : ĭanthĭna , ōrum, violet-colored garments , Mart. 2, 39, 1.