sardius

English

Noun

sardius (usually uncountable, plural sardiuses)

1. (mineralogy) sard
   • Bible, Revelation xxi. 20

     The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Translations

a gemstone

• French: cornaline (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: σάρδιον n (sárdion)

• Maori: harariu

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.di.us/, [ˈsar.di.ʊs]

Noun

sardius m (genitive sardiī); second declension

1. sardian, carnelian

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sardius	sardiī
Genitive	sardiī	sardiōrum
Dative	sardiō	sardiīs
Accusative	sardium	sardiōs
Ablative	sardiō	sardiīs
Vocative	sardie	sardiī

References

• sardius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sardius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette