sapphirus
Latin
Alternative forms
- sapphir, sappir
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sapˈpʰiː.rus/, [sapˈpʰiː.rʊs]
Noun
sapphīrus f (genitive sapphīrī); second declension
- sapphire
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sapphīrus | sapphīrī |
Genitive | sapphīrī | sapphīrōrum |
Dative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
Accusative | sapphīrum | sapphīrōs |
Ablative | sapphīrō | sapphīrīs |
Vocative | sapphīre | sapphīrī |
References
- sapphirus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sapphirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette