leontios

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεόντιος (leóntios).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /leˈon.ti.os/, [ɫɛˈɔn.ti.ɔs]

Noun

leontios m (genitive leontiī); second declension

  1. A precious stone of the color of a lion

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
nominative leontios leontiī
genitive leontiī leontiōrum
dative leontiō leontiīs
accusative leontion leontiōs
ablative leontiō leontiīs
vocative leontie leontiī

References

  • leontios in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • leontios in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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