noun · masculinethird declension
sardonyx
sardonyx m or f (genitive sardonychos or sardonychis)
Classical[ˈsar.dɔ.nyks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsar.do.niks]
Meaning
- femininemasculinesardonyx
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sardonyx sardonix | sardonychē̆s sardonichēs |
| genitive | sardonychos sardonychis, sardonichis | sardonychum sardonichum |
| dative | sardonychī sardonichī | sardonychibus sardonichibus |
| accusative | sardonycha sardonychem, sardonichem | sardonychas sardonychēs, sardonichēs |
| ablative | sardonyche sardoniche | sardonychibus sardonichibus |
| vocative | sardonyx sardonix | sardonychē̆s sardonichēs |
sardŏnyx, ўchis, m. and f., = σαρδόνυξ,
I. a precious stone, sardonyx; fem., Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 85; Pers. 1, 16; Juv. 7, 144. —Masc., Juv. 6, 382; Mart. 4, 28, 4; 4, 61, 6. —Gen. plur. sardonychum, Juv. 13, 139.— Hence, adj.: sardŏnĭchus, a, um, of sardonyx:
lapis, Vulg. Job, 28, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sardonyx ychis, m and f
, σαρδόνυξ, a precious stone, sardonyx, Iu.
Origins
From Ancient Greek σᾰρδόνῠξ m (sărdónŭx).
Descendants
- Englishsardonyx
- Italiansardonice
In English words that came into English from sardonyx
- sardonyxsardonyx