ammochrysus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος (ammókhrūsos), from άμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).
Noun edit
ammochrȳsus m (genitive ammochrȳsī); second declension
- a kind of precious stone, perhaps golden mica
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ammochrȳsus | ammochrȳsī |
| Genitive | ammochrȳsī | ammochrȳsōrum |
| Dative | ammochrȳsō | ammochrȳsīs |
| Accusative | ammochrȳsum | ammochrȳsōs |
| Ablative | ammochrȳsō | ammochrȳsīs |
| Vocative | ammochrȳse | ammochrȳsī |
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: hammochrysos
- → French: hammochryse
References edit
- “ammochrysus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press