hammitis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἁμμῖτις (hammîtis).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hamˈmiː.tis/, [hämˈmiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈmi.tis/, [ämˈmiːt̪is]
Noun edit
hammītis f (genitive hammītidis); third declension
- An unknown precious stone similar to fish eggs
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hammītis | hammītidēs |
Genitive | hammītidis | hammītidum |
Dative | hammītidī | hammītidibus |
Accusative | hammītidem | hammītidēs |
Ablative | hammītide | hammītidibus |
Vocative | hammītis | hammītidēs |
References edit
- “hammitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hammitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.