sapphirus

Latin > English

sapphirus sapphiri N F :: blue gem; (probably lapis lazuli); sapphire (L+S)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sapphīrus, sapphir: sappir, i (i short, Ven. Carm. 6, 2), f., = σάπφειρος,>
I a sapphire, Plin. 37, 9, 39, § 120; Vulg. Apoc. 21, 19; id. Isa. 54, 11.—Form sappir, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.—Form sapphir, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Vulg. Exod. 28, 18; Hier. in Isa. 15, 54, v. 11 (as m., Isid. 16, 9, 2).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sapphīrus, ī, f. (σάπφειρος), saphir [pierre précieuse] : Tert. Marc. 2, 10. sapphĭrus Fort. Carm. 6, 2, 85 || m., Isid. Orig. 16, 9, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

sapphīrus, s. sappirus.

Latin > Chinese

sapphirus, i. f. :: 碧玉