chrysocalis
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from χρυσοκαλλίας?”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰryːˈsɔ.ka.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kriˈs̬ɔː.ka.lis]
Noun
chrȳsocalis f (genitive chrȳsocalis); third declension
- aster (or similar plant)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chrȳsocalis | chrȳsocalēs |
| genitive | chrȳsocalis | chrȳsocalium |
| dative | chrȳsocalī | chrȳsocalibus |
| accusative | chrȳsocalem | chrȳsocalēs chrȳsocalīs |
| ablative | chrȳsocale | chrȳsocalibus |
| vocative | chrȳsocalis | chrȳsocalēs |
Synonyms
References
- “chrysocalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chrysocalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.