leucophthalmos
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόφθαλμος (leukóphthalmos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leu̯.kopʰˈtʰal.mos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔpʰˈt̪ʰäɫ̪mɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.kofˈtal.mos/, [leu̯kofˈt̪älmos]
Noun[edit]
leucophthalmos m (genitive leucophthalmī); second declension
- An unknown gem
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leucophthalmos | leucophthalmī |
| Genitive | leucophthalmī | leucophthalmōrum |
| Dative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| Accusative | leucophthalmon | leucophthalmōs |
| Ablative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| Vocative | leucophthalme | leucophthalmī |
References[edit]
- “leucophthalmos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucophthalmos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.