noun · femininefirst declension
encardia
encardia f (genitive encardiae)
Meaning
- feminineAn unknown kind of precious stone with a figure of a heart on it
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | encardia | encardiae |
| genitive | encardiae | encardiārum |
| dative | encardiae | encardiīs |
| accusative | encardiam | encardiās |
| ablative | encardiā | encardiīs |
| vocative | encardia | encardiae |
encardĭa, ae, f., = ἐγκαρδία,
I. an unknown precious stone, with the figure of a heart on it, Plin. 37, 10, 58, § 159.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐγκαρδία (enkardía).