chrysolithus

Latin

Alternative forms

• chrȳsolithos (Classical Latin)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos, “topaz”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰryːˈso.li.tʰus/, [kʰryːˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kriˈso.li.tus/, [kriˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]

Noun

chrȳsolithus m or f (genitive chrȳsolithī); second declension

1. (Classical Latin) topaz
2. (post-classical) chrysolite

Usage notes

• Masculine gender predominates for this word, although the feminine gender is attested.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chrȳsolithus	chrȳsolithī
Genitive	chrȳsolithī	chrȳsolithōrum
Dative	chrȳsolithō	chrȳsolithīs
Accusative	chrȳsolithum	chrȳsolithōs
Ablative	chrȳsolithō	chrȳsolithīs
Vocative	chrȳsolithe	chrȳsolithī

Descendants

• → English: chrysolite
• → Polish: chryzolit

References

• “chrysolithus” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present