baroptenus

Latin

Alternative forms

• barippē

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”); see smaragdus (“emerald”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /baˈrop.te.nus/, [bäˈrɔpt̪ɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /baˈrop.te.nus/, [bäˈrɔpt̪enus]

Noun

baroptenus f (genitive baroptenī); second declension

1. An unknown kind of precious stone of a black color, with white and red spots.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	baroptenus	baroptenī
genitive	baroptenī	baroptenōrum
dative	baroptenō	baroptenīs
accusative	baroptenum	baroptenōs
ablative	baroptenō	baroptenīs
vocative	baroptene	baroptenī

References

• “baroptenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• baroptenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.