epimelas

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιμέλας (epimélas), from ἐπί (epí, on, upon) + μέλας (mélas, black).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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epimelās m (genitive epimelantis); third declension

  1. A kind of precious stone, superficially black

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative epimelās epimelantēs
Genitive epimelantis epimelantum
Dative epimelantī epimelantibus
Accusative epimelantem epimelantēs
Ablative epimelante epimelantibus
Vocative epimelās epimelantēs

References

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