Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυκῖτις (phukîtis), from φῦκος (phûkos, seaweed).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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phȳcītis f (genitive phȳcītidis); third declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone, with a color similar to seaweed.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative phȳcītis phȳcītidēs
Genitive phȳcītidis phȳcītidum
Dative phȳcītidī phȳcītidibus
Accusative phȳcītidem phȳcītidēs
Ablative phȳcītide phȳcītidibus
Vocative phȳcītis phȳcītidēs

References

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