leucochrysos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόχρυσος (leukókhrusos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leu̯.koˈkʰryː.sos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔˈkʰryːs̠ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leu̯.koˈkri.sos/, [leu̯koˈkriːs̬os]

Noun

leucochrȳsos m (genitive leucochrȳsī); second declension

1. A species of chrysolite
2. A white gem, clear as crystal

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leucochrȳsos	leucochrȳsī
Genitive	leucochrȳsī	leucochrȳsōrum
Dative	leucochrȳsō	leucochrȳsīs
Accusative	leucochrȳson	leucochrȳsōs
Ablative	leucochrȳsō	leucochrȳsīs
Vocative	leucochrȳse	leucochrȳsī

References

• “leucochrysos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• leucochrysos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.