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amethystus

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Latin

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amethystus

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amethystus f (genitive amethystī); second declension

  1. amethyst (precious stone)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative amethystus amethystī
genitive amethystī amethystōrum
dative amethystō amethystīs
accusative amethystum amethystōs
ablative amethystō amethystīs
vocative amethyste amethystī
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Descendants

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References

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  • amethystus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amethystus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • amethystus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers