galactites
French
editNoun
editgalactites f
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης (galaktítēs), from γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡa.lakˈtiː.teːs/, [ɡäɫ̪äkˈt̪iːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡa.lakˈti.tes/, [ɡäläkˈt̪iːt̪es]
Noun
editgalactītēs m (genitive galactītae); first declension
- A kind of milk-white colored precious stone
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | galactītēs | galactītae |
Genitive | galactītae | galactītārum |
Dative | galactītae | galactītīs |
Accusative | galactītēn | galactītās |
Ablative | galactītē | galactītīs |
Vocative | galactītē | galactītae |
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “galactites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- galactites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.