leucochrysos
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόχρυσος (leukókhrusos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫɛu̯.kɔˈkʰryː.sɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [leu̯.koˈkriː.s̬os]
Noun
leucochrȳsos m (genitive leucochrȳsī); second declension
- A species of chrysolite
- A white gem, clear as crystal
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leucochrȳsos | leucochrȳsī leucochrȳsoe |
| genitive | leucochrȳsī | leucochrȳsōrum |
| dative | leucochrȳsō | leucochrȳsīs |
| accusative | leucochrȳson | leucochrȳsōs |
| ablative | leucochrȳsō | leucochrȳsīs |
| vocative | leucochrȳse | leucochrȳsī leucochrȳsoe |
References
- “leucochrysos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucochrysos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.