libanochrus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λιβανόχρους (libanókhrous, “frankincense-colored”), from λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liˈba.no.kʰruːs/, [lʲɪˈbänɔkʰruːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈba.no.krus/, [liˈbäːnokrus]
Noun[edit]
libanochrūs f (genitive libanochrī); second declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | libanochrūs | libanochrī |
| Genitive | libanochrī | libanochrōrum |
| Dative | libanochrō | libanochrīs |
| Accusative | libanochrum | libanochrōs |
| Ablative | libanochrō | libanochrīs |
| Vocative | libanochre | libanochrī |
References[edit]
- “libanochrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- libanochrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.