sarcites
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαρκίτης (sarkítēs), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sarˈkiː.teːs/, [s̠ärˈkiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sarˈt͡ʃi.tes/, [särˈt͡ʃiːt̪es]
Noun edit
sarcītēs m (genitive sarcītae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sarcītēs | sarcītae |
| Genitive | sarcītae | sarcītārum |
| Dative | sarcītae | sarcītīs |
| Accusative | sarcītēn | sarcītās |
| Ablative | sarcītē | sarcītīs |
| Vocative | sarcītē | sarcītae |
References edit
- “sarcites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sarcites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.