adelphis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφίς (adelphís).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈdel.pʰis/, [äˈd̪ɛɫ̪pʰɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdel.fis/, [äˈd̪ɛlfis]
Noun
[edit]adelphis f (genitive adelphidis); third declension
- type of date (that hangs in pairs)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adelphis | adelphidēs |
| Genitive | adelphidis | adelphidum |
| Dative | adelphidī | adelphidibus |
| Accusative | adelphidem | adelphidēs |
| Ablative | adelphide | adelphidibus |
| Vocative | adelphis | adelphidēs |
References
[edit]- “adelphis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- adelphis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.