leontios
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεόντιος (leóntios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leˈon.ti.os/, [ɫ̪eˈɔn̪t̪iɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈon.t͡si.os/, [leˈɔnt̪͡s̪ios]
Noun
[edit]leontios m (genitive leontiī); second declension
- A precious stone of the color of a lion
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leontios | leontiī |
| genitive | leontiī | leontiōrum |
| dative | leontiō | leontiīs |
| accusative | leontion | leontiōs |
| ablative | leontiō | leontiīs |
| vocative | leontie | leontiī |
References
[edit]- “leontios”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leontios in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.