libanochrus
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek λιβανόχρους (libanókhrous, “frankincense-colored”), from λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /liˈba.no.kʰruːs/, [lʲɪˈbänɔkʰruːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈba.no.krus/, [liˈbäːnokrus]
Noun
editlibanochrūs f (genitive libanochrī); second declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | libanochrūs | libanochrī |
Genitive | libanochrī | libanochrōrum |
Dative | libanochrō | libanochrīs |
Accusative | libanochrum | libanochrōs |
Ablative | libanochrō | libanochrīs |
Vocative | libanochre | libanochrī |
References
edit- “libanochrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- libanochrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.