crystallum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /krysˈtal.lum/, [krʏsˈtal.lũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /krisˈtal.lum/

Noun

crystallum n (genitive crystallī); second declension

a crystal
a thing made from crystal
(by extension) a gem or stone resembling crystal

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	crystallum	crystalla
Genitive	crystallī	crystallōrum
Dative	crystallō	crystallīs
Accusative	crystallum	crystalla
Ablative	crystallō	crystallīs
Vocative	crystallum	crystalla

References

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

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