nasamonitis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νασαμωνῖτις (Nasamōnîtis), from Νασαμῶνες (Nasamônes, “Nasamones, an African tribe”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /na.sa.moːˈniː.tis/, [näs̠ämoːˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /na.sa.moˈni.tis/, [näs̬ämoˈniːt̪is]
Noun edit
nasamōnītis f (genitive nasamōnītidis); third declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nasamōnītis | nasamōnītidēs |
| Genitive | nasamōnītidis | nasamōnītidum |
| Dative | nasamōnītidī | nasamōnītidibus |
| Accusative | nasamōnītidem | nasamōnītidēs |
| Ablative | nasamōnītide | nasamōnītidibus |
| Vocative | nasamōnītis | nasamōnītidēs |
References edit
- “Năsămōnes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nasamonitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.