Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῡριγγῖτις (sūringîtis), from σῦριγξ (sûrinx, pipe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sȳringītis f (genitive sȳringītis or sȳringītidis); third declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone.

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sȳringītis sȳringītēs
sȳringītidēs
Genitive sȳringītis
sȳringītidis
sȳringītium
sȳringītidum
Dative sȳringītī
sȳringītidī
sȳringītibus
sȳringītidibus
Accusative sȳringītem
sȳringītidem
sȳringītēs
sȳringītīs
sȳringītidēs
Ablative sȳringīte
sȳringītide
sȳringītibus
sȳringītidibus
Vocative sȳringītis sȳringītēs
sȳringītidēs

References

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