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/, [ˈd̪ɪpʰyeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.fi.es/, [ˈd̪iːfies]
Noun
diphyēs f (genitive diphyis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone, black or white, considered male or female respectively
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | diphyēs | diphyēs |
| Genitive | diphyis | diphyium |
| Dative | diphyī | diphyibus |
| Accusative | diphyem | diphyēs diphyīs |
| 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.
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