sardius
English
Noun
sardius (usually uncountable, plural sardiuses)
- (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.
- Bible, Revelation xxi. 20
Translations
a gemstone
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsar.di.us/, [ˈs̠ärd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsar.di.us/, [ˈsärd̪ius]
Noun
sardius m (genitive sardiī or sardī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sardius | sardiī |
Genitive | sardiī sardī1 |
sardiōrum |
Dative | sardiō | sardiīs |
Accusative | sardium | sardiōs |
Ablative | sardiō | sardiīs |
Vocative | sardie | sardiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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.