astroites
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astroites
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /as.troˈiː.teːs/, [äs̠t̪roˈiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.troˈi.tes/, [äst̪roˈiːt̪es]
Noun edit
astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | astroītēs | astroītae |
Genitive | astroītae | astroītārum |
Dative | astroītae | astroītīs |
Accusative | astroītēn | astroītās |
Ablative | astroītē | astroītīs |
Vocative | astroītē | astroītae |
Descendants edit
- English: astroite
References edit
- “astroites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astriotes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.