choaspitis

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χοασπῖτις (Khoaspîtis).

Pronunciation

Noun

choaspītis f (genitive choaspītidis); third declension

  1. A precious stone found in the Choaspes

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

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