phoenicitis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φοινικῖτις (phoinikîtis), feminine of φοινῑκῑ́της (phoinīkī́tēs, “date-palm wine”), from φοῖνῑξ (phoînīx, “date-palm”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯.niːˈkiː.tis/, [pʰoe̯niːˈkiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fe.niˈt͡ʃi.tis/, [feniˈt͡ʃiːt̪is]
Noun edit
phoenīcītis f (genitive phoenīcītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone, perhaps having a purple or crimson color.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phoenīcītis | phoenīcītidēs |
| Genitive | phoenīcītidis | phoenīcītidum |
| Dative | phoenīcītidī | phoenīcītidibus |
| Accusative | phoenīcītidem | phoenīcītidēs |
| Ablative | phoenīcītide | phoenīcītidibus |
| Vocative | phoenīcītis | phoenīcītidēs |
References edit
- “phoenicitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phoenicitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.