hephaestitis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡφαιστῖτις (hēphaistîtis), from Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos, “Hephaestus”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heː.pʰae̯sˈtiː.tis/, [heːpʰäe̯s̠ˈt̪iːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.fesˈti.tis/, [efesˈt̪iːt̪is]
Noun edit
hēphaestītis f (genitive hēphaestītidis); third declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hēphaestītis | hēphaestītidēs |
| Genitive | hēphaestītidis | hēphaestītidum |
| Dative | hēphaestītidī | hēphaestītidibus |
| Accusative | hēphaestītidem | hēphaestītidēs |
| Ablative | hēphaestītide | hēphaestītidibus |
| Vocative | hēphaestītis | hēphaestītidēs |
References edit
- “hephaestitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hephaestitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.