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noun · femininesecond declension

sapphīrus

sapphīrus f (genitive sapphīrī)
Classical[sapˈpʰiː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[sapˈfiː.rus]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latina blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
  2. sapphire

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesapphīrus
sapphyrus		sapphīrī
sapphyrī
genitivesapphīrī
sapphyrī		sapphīrōrum
sapphyrōrum
dativesapphīrō
sapphyrō		sapphīrīs
sapphyrīs
accusativesapphīrum
sapphyrum		sapphīrōs
sapphyrōs
ablativesapphīrō
sapphyrō		sapphīrīs
sapphyrīs
vocativesapphīre
sapphyre		sapphīrī
sapphyrī

sapphīrus, sapphir, sappir, i (i short, Ven. Carm. 6, 2), f., = σάπφειρος,
I. a sapphire, Plin. 37, 9, 39, § 120; Vulg. Apoc. 21, 19; id. Isa. 54, 11.—Form sappir, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.—Form sapphir, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Vulg. Exod. 28, 18; Hier. in Isa. 15, 54, v. 11 (as m., Isid. 16, 9, 2).

Origins

From Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Descendants
  • Frenchsaphir
  • Romaniansafirfrom French saphir
  • Italianzaffiro
  • Spanishzafiro
  • Turkishsafirfrom French saphir
  • Greekζαφείριfrom Italian zaffiro

In English words that came into English from sapphīrus

  • sapphiresapphir
  • zaffresapphīrus

Quick answers

What does sapphīrus mean in Latin?
sapphīrus, a noun, means “a blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli; sapphire”.
What is the genitive of sapphīrus?
The genitive singular is sapphīrī. sapphīrus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sapphīrus?
In classical Latin, [sapˈpʰiː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sapˈfiː.rus].