sapphirus
Latin
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sapˈpʰiː.rus/, [s̠äpˈpʰiːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sapˈfi.rus/, [säpˈfiːrus]
Noun
editsapphīrus f (genitive sapphīrī); second declension
- (Classical Latin, originally) a blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
- (later) sapphire
- Synonym: (Classical Latin) hyacinthus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sapphīrus | sapphīrī |
genitive | sapphīrī | sapphīrōrum |
dative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
accusative | sapphīrum | sapphīrōs |
ablative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
vocative | sapphīre | sapphīrī |
Related terms
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editReferences
edit- “sapphirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sapphirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.