adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
onychinus
onychinus (feminine onychina, neuter onychinum)
Classical[ɔˈny.kʰɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈniː.ki.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalonyx marble
- adjectiveonyx-marble-colored
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | onychinus | onychina | onychinum |
| genitive | onychinī | onychinae | onychinī |
| dative | onychinō | onychinae | onychinō |
| accusative | onychinum | onychinam | onychinum |
| ablative | onychinō | onychinā | onychinō |
| vocative | onychine | onychina | onychinum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | onychinī | onychinae | onychina |
| genitive | onychinōrum | onychinārum | onychinōrum |
| dative | onychinīs | onychinīs | onychinīs |
| accusative | onychinōs | onychinās | onychina |
| ablative | onychinīs | onychinīs | onychinīs |
| vocative | onychinī | onychinae | onychina |
ŏnўchĭnus, a, um, adj., = ὀνύχινος.
I. Of the color of the finger-nail, nail-colored:
pira, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55: pruna, Col. 12, 10.—II. Of the marble called onyx:
lapis, Vulg. Gen. 2, 12.—As subst.: onychinus, the onyx, Vulg. Exod. 39, 13.—Transf., resembling the onyx (poet.) of the coating of ice on rivers: tegimen onychinum, Laev ap. Gell. 19, 7 fin.—Subst.: ŏnўchĭna (sc. vasa), n. plur., vessels of onyx, Lampr. Heliog. 32.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃negʰ-
- Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ(ónŭx)
- Ancient Greek -ῐνος(-ĭnos)
- Latinonychinus
Ancient Greek ὀνῠ́χῐνος (onŭ́khĭnos)bor. Latin onychinus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνῠ́χῐνος (onŭ́khĭnos).
Descendants
- Italianniccolo