myrrhites
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρρίτης (murrhítēs), from μύρρα (múrrha, “myrrh”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /myrˈriː.teːs/, [mʏrˈriːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mirˈri.tes/, [mirˈriːt̪es]
Noun edit
myrrhītēs m (genitive myrrhītae); first declension
- A kind of myrrh-colored precious stone
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | myrrhītēs | myrrhītae |
| Genitive | myrrhītae | myrrhītārum |
| Dative | myrrhītae | myrrhītīs |
| Accusative | myrrhītēn | myrrhītās |
| Ablative | myrrhītē | myrrhītīs |
| Vocative | myrrhītē | myrrhītae |
References edit
- “myrrhites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- myrrhites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.