carcinias

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρκινίας (karkinías), from καρκίνος (karkínos, crab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carciniās m (genitive carciniae); first declension

  1. A kind of precious stone, of the color of the sea crab

Declension

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative carciniās carciniae
Genitive carciniae carciniārum
Dative carciniae carciniīs
Accusative carciniān carciniās
Ablative carciniā carciniīs
Vocative carciniā carciniae

References

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