nebritis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεβρῖτις (nebrîtis), from νεβρίς (nebrís, “fawn”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈbriː.tis/, [nɛˈbriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈbri.tis/, [neˈbriːt̪is]
Noun edit
nebrītis f (genitive nebrītidis); third declension
- A precious stone sacred to Bacchus
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nebrītis | nebrītidēs |
Genitive | nebrītidis | nebrītidum |
Dative | nebrītidī | nebrītidibus |
Accusative | nebrītidem | nebrītidēs |
Ablative | nebrītide | nebrītidibus |
Vocative | nebrītis | nebrītidēs |
References edit
- “nebritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press