tephritis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis), from τέφρα (téphra, “ash”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈpʰriː.tis/, [t̪ɛˈpʰriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈfri.tis/, [t̪eˈfriːt̪is]
Noun edit
tephrītis f (genitive tephrītidis); third declension
- An ash-colored kind of precious stone.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tephrītis | tephrītidēs |
| Genitive | tephrītidis | tephrītidum |
| Dative | tephrītidī | tephrītidibus |
| Accusative | tephrītidem | tephrītidēs |
| Ablative | tephrītide | tephrītidibus |
| Vocative | tephrītis | tephrītidēs |
References edit
- “tephritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tephritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.