leros

== Latin == === Etymology === Presumably from Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫeː.rɔs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.ros] === Noun === lēros f (genitive lērī); second declension (mineralogy) a kind of precious stone ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (Greek-type). === References === “leros”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “leros”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “leros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “leros”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “leros”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press