lepidotis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπιδωτός (lepidōtós, scaly).

Pronunciation

Noun

lepidōtis f (genitive lepidōtis); third declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

References

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