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語源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek *λιγνύζων (*lignúzōn) or *λιγνυΐζων (*lignuḯzōn), from λιγνύς (lignús, “soot; thick smoke”). Inflected like a Greek masculine present active participle, possibly of a verb formed with the suffix -ίζω (-ízō); compare ὑΐζω (huḯzō) from ὗς (hûs).

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [lɪŋˈnyːz.zoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [liɲˈɲid.d͡zon]

名詞

lignȳzōn m (genitive lignȳzontis); third declension (hapax legomenon)

1. an Indian carbuncle of faint brilliancy and a brownish color
   • 77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 37.25:

     ob id plerique hunc carbunculum candidum vocavere, eum, qui languidius lucet, lign zonte

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語形変化

Third-declension noun.

参照

Further reading

• “lignȳzōn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 910/3.
• “lignyzōn” on page 1,030/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)