ceritis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κηρῖτις (kērîtis).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /keːˈriː.tis/, [keːˈriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈri.tis/, [t͡ʃeˈriːt̪is]
Noun edit
cērītis f (genitive cērītidis); third declension
- A precious stone similar to wax
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
| Genitive | cērītidis | cērītidum |
| Dative | cērītidī | cērītidibus |
| Accusative | cērītidem | cērītidēs |
| Ablative | cērītide | cērītidibus |
| Vocative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
References edit
- “ceritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ceritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.