cenchritis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεγχρῖτις (kenkhrîtis), from κέγχρος (kénkhros, “millet”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈkʰriː.tis/, [kɛŋˈkʰriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈkri.tis/, [t͡ʃeŋˈkriːt̪is]
Noun edit
cenchrītis f (genitive cenchrītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of gem
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cenchrītis | cenchrītidēs |
Genitive | cenchrītidis | cenchrītidum |
Dative | cenchrītidī | cenchrītidibus |
Accusative | cenchrītidem | cenchrītidēs |
Ablative | cenchrītide | cenchrītidibus |
Vocative | cenchrītis | cenchrītidēs |
References edit
- “cenchritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cenchritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.