drosolithus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δροσόλιθος (drosólithos), from δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /droˈso.li.tʰus/, [d̪rɔˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /droˈso.li.tus/, [d̪roˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]
Noun edit
drosolithus m (genitive drosolithī); second declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drosolithus | drosolithī |
| Genitive | drosolithī | drosolithōrum |
| Dative | drosolithō | drosolithīs |
| Accusative | drosolithum | drosolithōs |
| Ablative | drosolithō | drosolithīs |
| Vocative | drosolithe | drosolithī |
References edit
- “drosolithus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- drosolithus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.