zoranisceos

zoranisceos

Latin

Etymology

Presumably from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /zo.raˈnis.ke.os/, [zɔ.raˈnɪs.ke.ɔs]

Noun

zoranisceos m (genitive zoranisceī); second declension

1. A precious stone from the Indus region.
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 1:

     Zoranisceos in Indo ilumine nascitur : Magorum gemma esse narratur : ñeque aliud amplius de ea.

     Zoranisceos is found in the river Indus. It is a gem said to be used by the magicians, and beyond this I know nothing more of it.

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zoranisceos	zoranisceī
Genitive	zoranisceī	zoranisceōrum
Dative	zoranisceō	zoranisceīs
Accusative	zoranisceon	zoranisceōs
Ablative	zoranisceō	zoranisceīs
Vocative	zoraniscee	zoranisceī

References

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