tecolithos
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τηκόλῐθος (tēkólithos, “dissolving stones”, adjective), from Ancient Greek τήκω (tḗkō, “I dissolve”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teːˈko.li.tʰos/, [t̪eːˈkɔlʲɪt̪ʰɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈko.li.tos/, [t̪eˈkɔːlit̪os]
Noun edit
tēcolithos m (genitive tēcolithī); second declension
- An unknown gem
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tēcolithos | tēcolithī |
| Genitive | tēcolithī | tēcolithōrum |
| Dative | tēcolithō | tēcolithīs |
| Accusative | tēcolithon | tēcolithōs |
| Ablative | tēcolithō | tēcolithīs |
| Vocative | tēcolithe | tēcolithī |
References edit
- “tecolithos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tecolithos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.