geranitis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γερανῖτις (geranîtis), from γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.raˈniː.tis/, [ɡɛräˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.raˈni.tis/, [d͡ʒeräˈniːt̪is]
Noun edit
geranītis f (genitive geranītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of gem
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | geranītis | geranītidēs |
| Genitive | geranītidis | geranītidum |
| Dative | geranītidī | geranītidibus |
| Accusative | geranītidem | geranītidēs |
| Ablative | geranītide | geranītidibus |
| Vocative | geranītis | geranītidēs |
References edit
- “geranitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- geranitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.