noun · masculinesecond declension
leucophthalmos
leucophthalmos m (genitive leucophthalmī)
Classical[ɫɛu̯.kɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɔs]Ecclesiastical[leu̯.kofˈtal.mos]
Meaning
- masculineAn unknown gem
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leucophthalmos | leucophthalmī leucophthalmoe |
| genitive | leucophthalmī | leucophthalmōrum |
| dative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| accusative | leucophthalmon | leucophthalmōs |
| ablative | leucophthalmō | leucophthalmīs |
| vocative | leucophthalme | leucophthalmī leucophthalmoe |
leucophthalmos, i, m., = λευκόφθαλμος (white eye),
I. a precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκόφθαλμος (leukóphthalmos), from λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).