ammochrysus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος (ammókhrūsos), from άμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).
Noun
[edit]ammochrȳsus m (genitive ammochrȳsī); second declension
- a kind of precious stone, perhaps golden mica
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ammochrȳsus | ammochrȳsī |
Genitive | ammochrȳsī | ammochrȳsōrum |
Dative | ammochrȳsō | ammochrȳsīs |
Accusative | ammochrȳsum | ammochrȳsōs |
Ablative | ammochrȳsō | ammochrȳsīs |
Vocative | ammochrȳse | ammochrȳsī |
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: hammochrysos
- → French: hammochryse
References
[edit]- “ammochrysus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press