leucopoecilos
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek λευκοποίκιλος (leukopoíkilos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ποικίλος (poikílos, “spotted”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈpoe̯.ki.los/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔˈpoe̯kɪɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈpe.t͡ʃi.los/, [leu̯koˈpɛːt͡ʃilos]
Noun
editleucopoecilos m (genitive leucopoecilī); second declension
- An unknown gem, spotted with white
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | leucopoecilos | leucopoecilī |
Genitive | leucopoecilī | leucopoecilōrum |
Dative | leucopoecilō | leucopoecilīs |
Accusative | leucopoecilon | leucopoecilōs |
Ablative | leucopoecilō | leucopoecilīs |
Vocative | leucopoecile | leucopoecilī |
References
edit- “leucopoecilos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucopoecilos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.