leros

See also: Leros

Latin

Etymology

Presumably from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ros/, [ˈɫ̪eːrɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ros/, [ˈlɛːros]

Noun

lēros f (genitive lērī); second declension

1. (mineralogy) a kind of precious stone

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēros	lērī
Genitive	lērī	lērōrum
Dative	lērō	lērīs
Accusative	lēron	lērōs
Ablative	lērō	lērīs
Vocative	lēre	lērī

References

• leros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “leros”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “leros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “leros”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “leros”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press