ophicardelos

Latin

Etymology

Probably from a compound of Ancient Greek ὄφῐς (óphĭs, “snake”) + καρδίᾱ (kardíā, “heart”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /o.pʰi.karˈdeː.los/, [ɔpʰɪkärˈd̪eːɫ̪ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o.fi.karˈde.los/, [ofikärˈd̪ɛːlos]

Noun

ophicardēlos m (genitive ophicardēlī); second declension

1. An unknown gem, perhaps a kind of onyx

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	ophicardēlos	ophicardēlī
genitive	ophicardēlī	ophicardēlōrum
dative	ophicardēlō	ophicardēlīs
accusative	ophicardēlon	ophicardēlōs
ablative	ophicardēlō	ophicardēlīs
vocative	ophicardēle	ophicardēlī

References

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