trichrus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίχρους (tríkhrous, “of three colors”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.kʰrus/, [ˈt̪rɪkʰrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.krus/, [ˈt̪riːkrus]

Noun

trichrus f (genitive trichrī); second declension

1. A kind of precious stone with three colors

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trichrus	trichrī
Genitive	trichrī	trichrōrum
Dative	trichrō	trichrīs
Accusative	trichrum	trichrōs
Ablative	trichrō	trichrīs
Vocative	trichre	trichrī

References

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