leucochrysos
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόχρυσος (leukókhrusos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈkʰryː.sos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔˈkʰryːs̠ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.koˈkri.sos/, [leu̯koˈkriːs̬os]
Noun[edit]
leucochrȳsos m (genitive leucochrȳsī); second declension
- A species of chrysolite
- A white gem, clear as crystal
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leucochrȳsos | leucochrȳsī |
| Genitive | leucochrȳsī | leucochrȳsōrum |
| Dative | leucochrȳsō | leucochrȳsīs |
| Accusative | leucochrȳson | leucochrȳsōs |
| Ablative | leucochrȳsō | leucochrȳsīs |
| Vocative | leucochrȳse | leucochrȳsī |
References[edit]
- “leucochrysos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucochrysos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.