amphicomos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφίκομος (amphíkomos, “with hair all round”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.ko.mos/, [ämˈpʰɪkɔmɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.ko.mos/, [ämˈfiːkomos]

Noun

amphicomos m (genitive amphicomī); second declension

1. An unknown precious stone

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amphicomos	amphicomī
Genitive	amphicomī	amphicomōrum
Dative	amphicomō	amphicomīs
Accusative	amphicomon	amphicomōs
Ablative	amphicomō	amphicomīs
Vocative	amphicome	amphicomī

References

• amphicomos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.