sapphirus

Latin

Alternative forms

sappīrus (Classical Latin)
sapphir, sappir

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sapˈpʰiː.rus/, [s̠äpˈpʰiːrʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sapˈfi.rus/, [säpˈfiːrus]

Noun

sapphīrus f (genitive sapphīrī); second declension

(Classical Latin, originally) a blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
(later) sapphire
Synonym: (Classical Latin) hyacinthus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sapphīrus	sapphīrī
Genitive	sapphīrī	sapphīrōrum
Dative	sapphīrō	sapphīrīs
Accusative	sapphīrum	sapphīrōs
Ablative	sapphīrō	sapphīrīs
Vocative	sapphīre	sapphīrī

Related terms

sapphirinus

Descendants

French: saphir
- → Romanian: safir n
- → Turkish: safir
Italian: zaffiro
- → Greek: ζαφείρι (zafeíri)
Spanish: zafiro

References

“sapphirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
sapphirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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