LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

smaragdachātēs

smaragdachātēs m (genitive smaragdachātae)
Classical[sma.raɡ.daˈkʰaː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[zma.raɡ.daˈkaː.tes]

Meaning

  1. 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, antachates23 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Natural history 37.139

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesmaragdachātēssmaragdachātae
zmaragdachātae
genitivesmaragdachātae
zmaragdachātae
smaragdachātārum
zmaragdachātārum
dativesmaragdachātae
zmaragdachātae
smaragdachātīs
zmaragdachātīs
accusativesmaragdachātēn
zmaragdachātēn
smaragdachātās
zmaragdachātās
ablativesmaragdachātē
zmaragdachātē
smaragdachātīs
zmaragdachātīs
vocativesmaragdachātē
zmaragdachātē
smaragdachātae
zmaragdachātae

Origins

From Ancient Greek σμαραγδαχάτης (smaragdakhátēs), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos), ultimately from Semitic.

Quick answers

What does smaragdachātēs mean in Latin?
smaragdachātēs, a noun, means “emerald-agate”.
What is the genitive of smaragdachātēs?
The genitive singular is smaragdachātae. smaragdachātēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce smaragdachātēs?
In classical Latin, [sma.raɡ.daˈkʰaː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [zma.raɡ.daˈkaː.tes].