cenchros

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Latin

Noun

cenchros m (genitive cenchrī); second declension

  1. An (unknown) type of gemstone, possibly a small diamond

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative cenchros cenchrī
genitive cenchrī cenchrōrum
dative cenchrō cenchrīs
accusative cenchron cenchrōs
ablative cenchrō cenchrīs
vocative cenchre cenchrī

References

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