phloginos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλόγινος (phlóginos, “fiery”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”) + -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰlo.ɡi.nos/, [ˈpʰɫ̪ɔɡɪnɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈflo.d͡ʒi.nos/, [ˈflɔːd͡ʒinos]

Noun

phloginos m (genitive phloginī); second declension

1. A flame-colored gem

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phloginos	phloginī
Genitive	phloginī	phloginōrum
Dative	phloginō	phloginīs
Accusative	phloginon	phloginōs
Ablative	phloginō	phloginīs
Vocative	phlogine	phloginī

References

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