noun · masculinesecond declension
hyalus
hyalus m (genitive hyalī)
Classical[ˈhy.a.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.a.lus]
Meaning
- masculineglass (especially greenish glass)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hyalus | hyalī hyaloe |
| genitive | hyalī | hyalōrum |
| dative | hyalō | hyalīs |
| accusative | hyalum hyalon | hyalōs |
| ablative | hyalō | hyalīs |
| vocative | hyale | hyalī hyaloe |
hўălus, i, m., = ὕαλος,
I. glass.
I. Lit.:
Milesia vellera Carpebant hyali saturo fucata colore, i. e. with glass - green color, Verg. G. 4, 335.—II. Transf., glassgreen color, Prud. στεφ. 12, 53; Aus. Idyll. 10, 418.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hyalus ī, m
, ὕαλος, glass: hyali color, i. e. glass-green color, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).