noun · masculinefirst declension
smaragdachātēs
smaragdachātēs m (genitive smaragdachātae)
Classical[sma.raɡ.daˈkʰaː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[zma.raɡ.daˈkaː.tes]
Meaning
- emerald-agate
Achates in magna fuit auctoritate, nunc in nulla est, reperta primum in Sicilia iuxta flumen eiusdem nominis, postea plurimis in terris, excellens3 amplitudine, numerosa varietatibus, quae mutant4 cognomina eius. vocatur enim iaspachates, cerachates, smaragdachates, haemachates, leucachates, dendrachates, quae velut arbusculis insignis est, antachates
23 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Natural history 37.139
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smaragdachātēs | smaragdachātae zmaragdachātae |
| genitive | smaragdachātae zmaragdachātae | smaragdachātārum zmaragdachātārum |
| dative | smaragdachātae zmaragdachātae | smaragdachātīs zmaragdachātīs |
| accusative | smaragdachātēn zmaragdachātēn | smaragdachātās zmaragdachātās |
| ablative | smaragdachātē zmaragdachātē | smaragdachātīs zmaragdachātīs |
| vocative | smaragdachātē zmaragdachātē | smaragdachātae zmaragdachātae |
Origins
From Ancient Greek σμαραγδαχάτης (smaragdakhátēs), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos), ultimately from Semitic.