zoranisceos

Latin

Etymology

Presumably from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [zɔ.raˈnɪs.ke.ɔs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡zo.raˈniʃ.ʃe.os]

Noun

zoranisceos m (genitive zoranisceī); second declension

1. A precious stone from the Indus region.
   • 77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 1:

     Zoranisceos in Indo ilumine nascitur : Magorum gemma esse narratur : ñeque aliud amplius de ea.

     Zoranisceos is found in the river Indus. It is a gem said to be used by the magicians, and beyond this I know nothing more of it.

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	zoranisceos	zoranisceī zoranisceoe
genitive	zoranisceī	zoranisceōrum
dative	zoranisceō	zoranisceīs
accusative	zoranisceon	zoranisceōs
ablative	zoranisceō	zoranisceīs
vocative	zoraniscee	zoranisceī zoranisceoe

References

• “zoranisceos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “zoranisceos”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.