Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρῖτις (orîtis).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

orītis f (genitive orītidis); third declension

  1. An unknown precious stone

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative orītis orītidēs
Genitive orītidis orītidum
Dative orītidī orītidibus
Accusative orītidem orītidēs
Ablative orītide orītidibus
Vocative orītis orītidēs

Synonyms edit

References edit

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