morochites
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μόροχθος (mórokhthos, “a type of pipe-clay”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.roˈkʰiː.teːs/, [mɔrɔˈkʰiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.roˈki.tes/, [moroˈkiːt̪es]
Noun edit
morochītēs f (genitive morochītae); first declension
- A kind of leek-colored precious stone
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | morochītēs | morochītae |
| Genitive | morochītae | morochītārum |
| Dative | morochītae | morochītīs |
| Accusative | morochītēn | morochītās |
| Ablative | morochītē | morochītīs |
| Vocative | morochītē | morochītae |
References edit
- “morochites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- morochites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.