eumeces

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐμῆκες (eumêkes, “very long”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈmeː.kes/, [ɛu̯ˈmeːkɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈme.t͡ʃes/, [eu̯ˈmɛːt͡ʃes]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈmeː.keːs/, [ɛu̯ˈmeːkeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈme.t͡ʃes/, [eu̯ˈmɛːt͡ʃes]

Noun

eumēcēs m or f (genitive eumēcis); third declension
eumēces n (genitive eumēcis); third declension

1. A kind of balsam tree
2. An unknown gem

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem). singular plural nominative eumēcēs eumēcēs genitive eumēcis eumēcium dative eumēcī eumēcibus accusative eumēcem eumēcēs eumēcīs ablative eumēce eumēcibus vocative eumēcēs eumēcēs

Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem). singular plural nominative eumēces eumēca genitive eumēcis eumēcum dative eumēcī eumēcibus accusative eumēces eumēca ablative eumēce eumēcibus vocative eumēces eumēca

References

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