lignyzon
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liɡˈnyːz.zoːn/, [lʲɪŋˈnyːz̪d̪͡z̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liɲˈɲid.d͡zon/, [liɲˈɲid̪ː͡z̪on]
Noun[edit]
lignȳzōn m (genitive lignȳzontis); third declension
- an Indian carbuncle of faint brilliancy and a brownish color
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 37.25:
- ob id plerique hunc carbunculum candidum vocavere, eum, qui languidius lucet, lignyzontem
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lignȳzōn | lignȳzontēs |
| Genitive | lignȳzontis | lignȳzontum |
| Dative | lignȳzontī | lignȳzontibus |
| Accusative | lignȳzontem | lignȳzontēs |
| Ablative | lignȳzonte | lignȳzontibus |
| Vocative | lignȳzōn | lignȳzontēs |
References[edit]
- lignȳzōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 910/3.
- “lignyzōn” on page 1,030/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)