diphyes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double-natured, twofold”), from φῠή (phŭḗ, “growth”), from φύω (phúō, “I bring forth, engender, become”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdɪ.pʰy.eːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪iː.fi.es]
Noun
diphyēs f (genitive diphyis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone, black or white, considered male or female respectively
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diphyēs | diphyēs |
| genitive | diphyis | diphyium |
| dative | diphyī | diphyibus |
| accusative | diphyem | diphyēs diphyīs |
| ablative | diphye | diphyibus |
| vocative | diphyēs | diphyēs |
References
- “diphyes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diphyes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.