drosolithus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δροσόλιθος (drosólithos), from δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [drɔˈsɔ.lɪ.tʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪roˈs̬ɔː.li.t̪us]
Noun
drosolithus m (genitive drosolithī); second declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drosolithus | drosolithī |
| genitive | drosolithī | drosolithōrum |
| dative | drosolithō | drosolithīs |
| accusative | drosolithum | drosolithōs |
| ablative | drosolithō | drosolithīs |
| vocative | drosolithe | drosolithī |
References
- “drosolithus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- drosolithus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.