LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

ostraciās

ostraciās m (genitive ostraciae)
Classical[ɔsˈtra.ki.aːs]Ecclesiastical[osˈtraː.t͡ʃi.as]

Meaning

  1. A kind of precious stone, probably the hornstone or chalcedony

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeostraciāsostraciae
genitiveostraciaeostraciārum
dativeostraciaeostraciīs
accusativeostraciānostraciās
ablativeostraciāostraciīs
vocativeostraciāostraciae

ostrăcĭas, ae, m., and ostrăcītis, ĭdis, f., = οστρακίας, ὀστρακῖτις,
I. a semigem, prob. hornstone or chalcedony, Plin. 37, 10, 65, § 177.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστρακίας (ostrakías).

Quick answers

What does ostraciās mean in Latin?
ostraciās, a noun, means “A kind of precious stone, probably the hornstone or chalcedony”.
What is the genitive of ostraciās?
The genitive singular is ostraciae. ostraciās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ostraciās?
In classical Latin, [ɔsˈtra.ki.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [osˈtraː.t͡ʃi.as].