spongitis
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῖτις (spongîtis), from σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sponˈɡiː.tis/, [s̠pɔŋˈɡiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sponˈd͡ʒi.tis/, [spon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiːt̪is]
Noun
editspongītis f (genitive spongītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
Genitive | spongītidis | spongītidum |
Dative | spongītidī | spongītidibus |
Accusative | spongītidem | spongītidēs |
Ablative | spongītide | spongītidibus |
Vocative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
References
edit- “spongitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press