amethystus

Latin
amethystus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.meˈtʰys.tus/, [a.mɛˈtʰʏs.tʊs]

Noun

amethystus f (genitive amethystī); second declension

  1. amethyst (precious stone)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amethystus amethystī
Genitive amethystī amethystōrum
Dative amethystō amethystīs
Accusative amethystum amethystōs
Ablative amethystō amethystīs
Vocative amethyste amethystī

Descendants

References
  • amethystus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amethystus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • amethystus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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