hepatizon
English
Etymology
From the Latin hēpatizon, from the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpatízon), from ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpatízōn, “liver-coloured”).
Noun
hepatizon (uncountable)
- A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.
Translations
valuable metal alloy in antiquity
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (hēpatízon), neuter of ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων (hēpatízōn, “liver-coloured”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heːˈpa.ti.zon/, [heːˈpa.tɪ.zõ]
Noun
hēpatizon n
- liver-coloured Corinthian bronze
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēpatizon | hēpatiza |
| genitive | hēpatizī | hēpatizōrum |
| dative | hēpatizō | hēpatizīs |
| accusative | hēpatizon | hēpatiza |
| ablative | hēpatizō | hēpatizīs |
| vocative | hēpatizon | hēpatiza |
Descendants
- English: hepatizon
References
- hēpătīzon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hēpătizŏn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 741/1
- “hēpatizon” on page 790/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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