zoranisceos

Latin

Etymology

Presumably from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zo.raˈnis.ke.os/, [d̪͡z̪ɔräˈnɪs̠keɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zo.raˈniʃ.ʃe.os/, [d̪͡z̪oräˈniʃːeos]

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.

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	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.