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Webster 1913 Edition


Sardonyx

Sar′do-nyx

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Sard
, and
Onyx
.]
(Min.)
A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sardonyx

S'ARDONYX

,
Noun.
[L. sardonyches, from Gr. from Sardis, a city of Asia Minor, and a nail; so named, according to Pliny, from the resemblance of its color to the flesh under the nail.]
A silicious stone or gem, nearly allied to carnelian. Its color is a reddish yellow, or nearly orange. We are informed that the yellow or orange colored agate, with an undulating surface, is now often called sardonyx.

Definition 2024


sardonyx

sardonyx

English

Noun

sardonyx (plural sardonyxes)

  1. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
    • 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.
    • 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 40:
      The large chalice at right is carved from a single chunk of sardonyx, a kind of onyx. Its gilded rim and base are decorated with tiny enamels depicting a host of popular saints, including Nicephorus (farthest left on rim), a Ninth Century patriarch and opponent of a religious movement to destroy icons.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ m (sardónux).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsar.do.nyks/, [ˈsar.dɔ.nʏks]

Noun

sardonyx m, f (genitive sardonychos or sardonychis); third declension

  1. sardonyx

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.
Case Singular Plural
nominative sardonyx sardonychēs
genitive sardonychos sardonychum
dative sardonychī sardonychibus
accusative sardonycha sardonychas
ablative sardonyche sardonychibus
vocative sardonyx sardonychēs
Third declension.
Case Singular Plural
nominative sardonyx sardonychēs
genitive sardonychis sardonychum
dative sardonychī sardonychibus
accusative sardonychem sardonychēs
ablative sardonyche sardonychibus
vocative sardonyx sardonychēs

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