chrysolithus

Latin

Alternative forms

chrȳsolithos (Classical Latin)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos, “topaz”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰryːˈso.li.tʰus/, [kʰryːˈs̠ɔlʲɪt̪ʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kriˈso.li.tus/, [kriˈs̬ɔːlit̪us]

Noun

chrȳsolithus m or f (genitive chrȳsolithī); second declension

(Classical Latin) topaz
(post-classical) chrysolite

Usage notes

Masculine gender predominates for this word, although the feminine gender is attested.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chrȳsolithus	chrȳsolithī
Genitive	chrȳsolithī	chrȳsolithōrum
Dative	chrȳsolithō	chrȳsolithīs
Accusative	chrȳsolithum	chrȳsolithōs
Ablative	chrȳsolithō	chrȳsolithīs
Vocative	chrȳsolithe	chrȳsolithī

Descendants

→ English: chrysolite
→ Polish: chryzolit

References

“chrysolithus” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

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