enorchis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔνορχις (énorkhis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈnor.kʰis/, [ɛˈnɔrkʰɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈnor.kis/, [eˈnɔrkis]

Noun

enorchis f (genitive enorchis); third declension

1. (mineralogy) A kind of precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	enorchis	enorchēs
genitive	enorchis	enorchium
dative	enorchī	enorchibus
accusative	enorchem	enorchēs enorchīs
ablative	enorche	enorchibus
vocative	enorchis	enorchēs

References

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