ceritis
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek κηρῖτις (kērîtis).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /keːˈriː.tis/, [keːˈriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈri.tis/, [t͡ʃeˈriːt̪is]
Noun
editcērītis f (genitive cērītidis); third declension
- A precious stone similar to wax
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
Genitive | cērītidis | cērītidum |
Dative | cērītidī | cērītidibus |
Accusative | cērītidem | cērītidēs |
Ablative | cērītide | cērītidibus |
Vocative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
References
edit- “ceritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ceritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.