leontios
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεόντιος (leóntios).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leˈon.ti.os/, [ɫ̪eˈɔn̪t̪iɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈon.t͡si.os/, [leˈɔnt̪͡s̪ios]
Noun edit
leontios m (genitive leontiī); second declension
- A precious stone of the color of a lion
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leontios | leontiī |
| Genitive | leontiī | leontiōrum |
| Dative | leontiō | leontiīs |
| Accusative | leontion | leontiōs |
| Ablative | leontiō | leontiīs |
| Vocative | leontie | leontiī |
References edit
- “leontios”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leontios in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.