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Webster 1913 Edition
Onycha
On′y-cha
,Noun.
1.
An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
Ex. xxx. 34.
2.
The precious stone called
onyx
. [R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Onycha
ON'YCHA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
onycha
onycha
English
Noun
onycha (uncountable)
- (obsolete) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
- And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Exodus 30:34, Douay-Rheims-Challoner translation
- (obsolete) The precious stone onyx.
Latin
Noun
onycha f (genitive onychae); first declension
- an unknown type of mollusc
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | onycha | onychae |
| genitive | onychae | onychārum |
| dative | onychae | onychīs |
| accusative | onycham | onychās |
| ablative | onychā | onychīs |
| vocative | onycha | onychae |
References
- ONYCHA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)