sphaerita
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφαιρίτης (sphairítēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spʰae̯ˈriː.ta/, [s̠pʰäe̯ˈriːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sfeˈri.ta/, [sfeˈriːt̪ä]
Noun edit
sphaerīta f (genitive sphaerītae); first declension
- A kind of cake
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sphaerīta | sphaerītae |
| Genitive | sphaerītae | sphaerītārum |
| Dative | sphaerītae | sphaerītīs |
| Accusative | sphaerītam | sphaerītās |
| Ablative | sphaerītā | sphaerītīs |
| Vocative | sphaerīta | sphaerītae |
References edit
- “spaerīta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sphaerita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.