geodes

English

Noun

geodes

1. plural of geode

Anagrams

• Doeges, Goedes, dogese

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈoː.deːs/, [ɡeˈoːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈo.des/, [d͡ʒeˈɔːd̪es]

Noun

geōdēs m (genitive geōdis); third declension

1. Name of a gem, precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	geōdēs	geōdēs
genitive	geōdis	geōdium
dative	geōdī	geōdibus
accusative	geōdem	geōdēs geōdīs
ablative	geōde	geōdibus
vocative	geōdēs	geōdēs

References

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