glossopetra
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλωσσοπέτρα (glōssopétra), from γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”) + πέτρα (pétra, “stone”).
Noun
glossopetra f (genitive glossopetrae); first declension
- A precious stone resembling the human tongue, now known to be a fossil shark tooth.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | glossopetra | glossopetrae |
| Genitive | glossopetrae | glossopetrārum |
| Dative | glossopetrae | glossopetrīs |
| Accusative | glossopetram | glossopetrās |
| Ablative | glossopetrā | glossopetrīs |
| Vocative | glossopetra | glossopetrae |
References
- glossopetra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- glossopetra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette