leucophthalmos
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόφθαλμος (leukóphthalmos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leu̯.kopʰˈtʰal.mos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔpʰˈt̪ʰäɫ̪mɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.kofˈtal.mos/, [leu̯kofˈt̪älmos]
Noun
editleucophthalmos m (genitive leucophthalmī); second declension
- An unknown gem
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | leucophthalmos | leucophthalmī |
Genitive | leucophthalmī | leucophthalmōrum |
Dative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
Accusative | leucophthalmon | leucophthalmōs |
Ablative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
Vocative | leucophthalme | leucophthalmī |
References
edit- “leucophthalmos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucophthalmos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.