amethystus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.meˈtʰys.tus/, [ämɛˈt̪ʰʏs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.meˈtis.tus/, [ämeˈt̪ist̪us]
Noun
amethystus f (genitive amethystī); second declension
- amethyst (precious stone)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amethystus | amethystī |
Genitive | amethystī | amethystōrum |
Dative | amethystō | amethystīs |
Accusative | amethystum | amethystōs |
Ablative | amethystō | amethystīs |
Vocative | amethyste | amethystī |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “amethystus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amethystus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “amethystus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers