drosolithus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δροσόλιθος (drosólithos), from δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /droˈso.li.tʰus/, [d̪rɔˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /droˈso.li.tus/, [d̪roˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]

Noun

drosolithus m (genitive drosolithī); second declension

1. An unknown precious stone

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	drosolithus	drosolithī
Genitive	drosolithī	drosolithōrum
Dative	drosolithō	drosolithīs
Accusative	drosolithum	drosolithōs
Ablative	drosolithō	drosolithīs
Vocative	drosolithe	drosolithī

References

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