geodes

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English

Noun

geodes

  1. plural of geode

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

geōdēs m (genitive geōdis); third declension

  1. Name of a gem, precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative geōdēs geōdēs
genitive geōdis geōdium
dative geōdī geōdibus
accusative geōdem geōdēs
geōdīs
ablative geōde geōdibus
vocative geōdēs geōdēs

References

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