obsidianus

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Latin

Etymology

Named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

The more common nomen Obsius was used by Sillig, but the correct name was Obsidius. Both names are of Italic (Sabine/Samnite) origin and ultimately come from Proto-Italic *op(i)s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work, toil”) (compare the goddess Ops).

Pronunciation

Adjective

obsidiānus (feminine obsidiāna, neuter obsidiānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) obsidian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative obsidiānus obsidiāna obsidiānum obsidiānī obsidiānae obsidiāna
genitive obsidiānī obsidiānae obsidiānī obsidiānōrum obsidiānārum obsidiānōrum
dative obsidiānō obsidiānae obsidiānō obsidiānīs
accusative obsidiānum obsidiānam obsidiānum obsidiānōs obsidiānās obsidiāna
ablative obsidiānō obsidiānā obsidiānō obsidiānīs
vocative obsidiāne obsidiāna obsidiānum obsidiānī obsidiānae obsidiāna

References

  • George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII (1897).
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