chrysolithus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === chrȳsolithos (Classical Latin) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos, “topaz”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰryːˈsɔ.lɪ.tʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kriˈs̬ɔː.li.tus] === Noun === chrȳsolithus m or f (genitive chrȳsolithī); second declension (Classical Latin) topaz (post-classical) chrysolite ==== Usage notes ==== Masculine gender predominates for this word, although the feminine gender is attested. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: chrysolite → Polish: chryzolit ==== References ==== “chrysolithus” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present