erotylus

Latin

Alternative forms

• erōtylos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρωτύλος (erōtúlos, “a darling, sweetheart”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈroː.ty.lus/, [ɛˈroːt̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈro.ti.lus/, [eˈrɔːt̪ilus]

Noun

erōtylus f (genitive erōtylī); second declension

1. An unknown precious stone

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erōtylus	erōtylī
Genitive	erōtylī	erōtylōrum
Dative	erōtylō	erōtylīs
Accusative	erōtylum	erōtylōs
Ablative	erōtylō	erōtylīs
Vocative	erōtyle	erōtylī

References

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