carcinias
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρκινίας (karkinías), from καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /karˈki.ni.aːs/, [kärˈkɪniäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈt͡ʃi.ni.as/, [kärˈt͡ʃiːniäs]
Noun[edit]
carciniās m (genitive carciniae); first declension
- A kind of precious stone, of the color of the sea crab
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | carciniās | carciniae |
| Genitive | carciniae | carciniārum |
| Dative | carciniae | carciniīs |
| Accusative | carciniān | carciniās |
| Ablative | carciniā | carciniīs |
| Vocative | carciniā | carciniae |
References[edit]
- “carcinias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- carcinias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.