noun greek

callaïs

gen. callaĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a sea-green precious stone; the turquoise

a sea-green precious stone, the turquoise, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151 (in Sol. 20 called callaica).—Hence,

turquoisecolored; a precious stone of a pale-green color •

callăĭnus, a, um, adj., turquoisecolored: lacernae, Mart. 14, 139.—Subst.: callăĭna, ae, f., a precious stone of a pale-green color, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 110 sq.; 37, 10, 54, § 147; cf. id. 37, 10, 56, § 151.

Perseus ID: n6269 Key: callais