chrysolithus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos, “topaz”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰryːˈso.li.tʰus/, [kʰryːˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kriˈso.li.tus/, [kriˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]
Noun edit
chrȳsolithus m or f (genitive chrȳsolithī); second declension
Usage notes edit
- Masculine gender predominates for this word, although the feminine gender is attested.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chrȳsolithus | chrȳsolithī |
| Genitive | chrȳsolithī | chrȳsolithōrum |
| Dative | chrȳsolithō | chrȳsolithīs |
| Accusative | chrȳsolithum | chrȳsolithōs |
| Ablative | chrȳsolithō | chrȳsolithīs |
| Vocative | chrȳsolithe | chrȳsolithī |
Descendants edit
- → English: chrysolite
- → Polish: chryzolit
References edit
- “chrysolithus” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present