LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

chrȳsonōtus

chrȳsonōtus (feminine chrȳsonōta, neuter chrȳsonōtum)
Classical[kʰryː.sɔˈnoː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kri.s̬oˈnɔː.tus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivegolden-backed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechrȳsonōtuschrȳsonōtachrȳsonōtum
genitivechrȳsonōtīchrȳsonōtaechrȳsonōtī
dativechrȳsonōtōchrȳsonōtaechrȳsonōtō
accusativechrȳsonōtumchrȳsonōtamchrȳsonōtum
ablativechrȳsonōtōchrȳsonōtāchrȳsonōtō
vocativechrȳsonōtechrȳsonōtachrȳsonōtum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechrȳsonōtīchrȳsonōtaechrȳsonōta
genitivechrȳsonōtōrumchrȳsonōtārumchrȳsonōtōrum
dativechrȳsonōtīschrȳsonōtīschrȳsonōtīs
accusativechrȳsonōtōschrȳsonōtāschrȳsonōta
ablativechrȳsonōtīschrȳsonōtīschrȳsonōtīs
vocativechrȳsonōtīchrȳsonōtaechrȳsonōta

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῡσόνωτος (khrūsónōtos, “with a golden back or surface”).

Quick answers

What does chrȳsonōtus mean in Latin?
chrȳsonōtus, a adjective, means “golden-backed”.
How do you pronounce chrȳsonōtus?
In classical Latin, [kʰryː.sɔˈnoː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kri.s̬oˈnɔː.tus].