corsoides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορσοειδής (korsoeidḗs, “hairlike”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kor.soˈiː.deːs/, [kɔrs̠oˈiːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor.soˈi.des/, [korsoˈiːd̪es]

Noun

corsoīdēs m (genitive corsoīdis); third declension

1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	corsoīdēs	corsoīdēs
genitive	corsoīdis	corsoīdium
dative	corsoīdī	corsoīdibus
accusative	corsoīdem	corsoīdēs corsoīdīs
ablative	corsoīde	corsoīdibus
vocative	corsoīdēs	corsoīdēs

References

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