leucochrysos
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόχρυσος (leukókhrusos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈkʰryː.sos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔˈkʰryːs̠ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈkri.sos/, [leu̯koˈkriːs̬os]
Noun
editleucochrȳsos m (genitive leucochrȳsī); second declension
- A species of chrysolite
- A white gem, clear as crystal
Declension
editSecond-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
edit- “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.