sapphirus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sapˈpʰiː.rus/, [s̠äpˈpʰiːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sapˈfi.rus/, [säpˈfiːrus]
Noun
sapphīrus f (genitive sapphīrī); second declension
- (Classical Latin, originally) lapis lazuli
- (later) sapphire
- Synonym: (Classical) hyacinthus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sapphīrus | sapphīrī |
Genitive | sapphīrī | sapphīrōrum |
Dative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
Accusative | sapphīrum | sapphīrōs |
Ablative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
Vocative | sapphīre | sapphīrī |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “sapphirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sapphirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.