epimelas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιμέλας (epimélas), from ἐπί (epí, “on, upon”) + μέλας (mélas, “black”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpi.me.laːs/, [ɛˈpɪmɛɫ̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈpi.me.las/, [eˈpiːmeläs]
Noun edit
epimelās m (genitive epimelantis); third declension
- A kind of precious stone, superficially black
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | epimelās | epimelantēs |
| Genitive | epimelantis | epimelantum |
| Dative | epimelantī | epimelantibus |
| Accusative | epimelantem | epimelantēs |
| Ablative | epimelante | epimelantibus |
| Vocative | epimelās | epimelantēs |
References edit
- “epimelas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- epimelas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.