crateritis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρᾰτερῖτις (kraterîtis), from κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kra.teˈriː.tis/, [krät̪ɛˈriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kra.teˈri.tis/, [krät̪eˈriːt̪is]
Noun edit
craterītis f (genitive craterītidis); third declension
- A very hard unknown precious stone of orange colour
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | craterītis | craterītidēs |
| Genitive | craterītidis | craterītidum |
| Dative | craterītidī | craterītidibus |
| Accusative | craterītidem | craterītidēs |
| Ablative | craterītide | craterītidibus |
| Vocative | craterītis | craterītidēs |
References edit
- “crătĕrītes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crateritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.