noun · masculinethird declension
lignȳzōn
lignȳzōn m (genitive lignȳzontis)
Classical[lɪŋˈnyːz.zoːn]Ecclesiastical[liɲˈɲid.d͡zon]
Meaning
- an Indian carbuncle of faint brilliancy and a brownish color
ob id plerique hunc carbunculum candidum vocavere, eum, qui languidius lucet, lignzonte
77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 37.25
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lignȳzōn | lignȳzontēs lignyizontēs |
| genitive | lignȳzontis lignyizontis | lignȳzontum lignyizontum |
| dative | lignȳzontī lignyizontī | lignȳzontibus lignyizontibus |
| accusative | lignȳzontem lignyizontem | lignȳzontēs lignyizontēs |
| ablative | lignȳzonte lignyizonte | lignȳzontibus lignyizontibus |
| vocative | lignȳzōn | lignȳzontēs lignyizontēs |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek *λιγνύζων (*lignúzōn) or *λιγνυΐζων (*lignuḯzōn), from λιγνύς (lignús, “soot; thick smoke”). Inflected like a Greek masculine present active participle, possibly of a verb formed with the suffix -ίζω (-ízō); compare ὑΐζω (huḯzō) from ὗς (hûs).