leucophthalmos
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόφθαλμος (leukóphthalmos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leu̯.kopʰˈtʰal.mos/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯kɔpʰˈt̪ʰäɫ̪mɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯.kofˈtal.mos/, [leu̯kofˈt̪älmos]
Noun
[edit]leucophthalmos m (genitive leucophthalmī); second declension
- An unknown gem
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leucophthalmos | leucophthalmī |
| genitive | leucophthalmī | leucophthalmōrum |
| dative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| accusative | leucophthalmon | leucophthalmōs |
| ablative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| vocative | leucophthalme | leucophthalmī |
References
[edit]- “leucophthalmos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- leucophthalmos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.