eumitres
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὔμιτρος (eúmitros, “having a beautiful maiden's girdle”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈmiː.treːs/, [ɛu̯ˈmiːt̪reːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈmi.tres/, [eu̯ˈmiːt̪res]
Noun edit
eumītrēs m (genitive eumītrae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eumītrēs | eumītrae |
| Genitive | eumītrae | eumītrārum |
| Dative | eumītrae | eumītrīs |
| Accusative | eumītrēn | eumītrās |
| Ablative | eumītrē | eumītrīs |
| Vocative | eumītrē | eumītrae |
References edit
- “eumitres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- eumitres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.