diphyes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double-natured, twofold”), from φῠή (phuḗ, “growth”), from φύω (phúō, “I bring forth, engender, become”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.pʰy.eːs/, [ˈdɪ.pʰʏ.eːs]

Noun

diphyēs f (genitive diphyis); third declension

An unknown kind of precious stone, black or white, considered male or female respectively

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	diphyēs	diphyēs
Genitive	diphyis	diphyum
Dative	diphyī	diphyibus
Accusative	diphyem	diphyēs
Ablative	diphye	diphyibus
Vocative	diphyēs	diphyēs

References

diphyes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
diphyes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette