English

Noun

sardius ‎(usually uncountable, plural sardiuses)

1. (mineralogy) sard
   • Bible, Revelation xxi. 20

     The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.di.us/, [ˈsar.di.ʊs]

Noun

sardius m ‎(genitive sardiī); second declension

1. sardian, carnelian

Inflection

Second declension.

References

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