phycitis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυκῖτις (phukîtis), from φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰyːˈkiː.tis/, [pʰyːˈkiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈt͡ʃi.tis/, [fiˈt͡ʃiːt̪is]
Noun edit
phȳcītis f (genitive phȳcītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone, with a color similar to seaweed.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phȳcītis | phȳcītidēs |
| Genitive | phȳcītidis | phȳcītidum |
| Dative | phȳcītidī | phȳcītidibus |
| Accusative | phȳcītidem | phȳcītidēs |
| Ablative | phȳcītide | phȳcītidibus |
| Vocative | phȳcītis | phȳcītidēs |
References edit
- “phycitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phycitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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