capnitis
From LSJ
Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, v. 145
Latin > English
capnitis capnitidis N F :: substance deposited by smoke from copper furnace, ZnO; smoky precious stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
capnītis: ĭdis, f., = καπνῖτις, smoky;
I a kind of cadmia, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 101.—
II A smoke-colored precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
capnītĭs, ĭdis, f. (καπνῖτις), sorte de jaspe brun (c. capnias) : Plin. 37, 151 || tutie ou oxyde de zinc : Plin. 34, 101.
Latin > German (Georges)
capnītis, tidis, f. (καπνιτις, rauchig), I) eine Art Galmei od. Kobalt, Plin. 34, 101. – II) ein Edelstein, s. capniās no. a.
