spongitis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῖτις (spongîtis), from σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sponˈɡiː.tis/, [s̠pɔŋˈɡiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sponˈd͡ʒi.tis/, [spon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiːt̪is]
Noun edit
spongītis f (genitive spongītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension edit
Third-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