ceramitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεραμῖτις (keramîtis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ke.raˈmiː.tis/, [kɛräˈmiːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe.raˈmi.tis/, [t͡ʃeräˈmiːt̪is]

Noun

ceramītis f (genitive ceramītidis); third declension

1. A brick-colored precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ceramītis	ceramītidēs
Genitive	ceramītidis	ceramītidum
Dative	ceramītidī	ceramītidibus
Accusative	ceramītidem	ceramītidēs
Ablative	ceramītide	ceramītidibus
Vocative	ceramītis	ceramītidēs

References

• “ceramitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ceramitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.