glossopetra
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλωσσοπέτρα (glōssopétra), from γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”) + πέτρα (pétra, “stone”).
Noun edit
glōssopetra f (genitive glōssopetrae); first declension
- A precious stone resembling the human tongue, now known to be a fossil shark tooth.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | glōssopetra | glōssopetrae |
| Genitive | glōssopetrae | glōssopetrārum |
| Dative | glōssopetrae | glōssopetrīs |
| Accusative | glōssopetram | glōssopetrās |
| Ablative | glōssopetrā | glōssopetrīs |
| Vocative | glōssopetra | glōssopetrae |
References edit
- “glossopetra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- glossopetra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.