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astroites
astroites
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /as.troˈiː.teːs/, [as.trɔˈiː.teːs]
Noun
astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | astroītēs | astroītae |
genitive | astroītae | astroītārum |
dative | astroītae | astroītīs |
accusative | astroītēn | astroītās |
ablative | astroītē | astroītīs |
vocative | astroītē | astroītae |
Descendants
- English: astroite
References
- astroites in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “astriotes”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.