drosolithus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δροσόλιθος (drosólithos), from δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /droˈso.li.tʰus/, [d̪rɔˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /droˈso.li.tus/, [d̪roˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]

Noun

drosolithus m (genitive drosolithī); second declension

An unknown precious stone

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	drosolithus	drosolithī
Genitive	drosolithī	drosolithōrum
Dative	drosolithō	drosolithīs
Accusative	drosolithum	drosolithōs
Ablative	drosolithō	drosolithīs
Vocative	drosolithe	drosolithī

References

“drosolithus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
drosolithus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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