adelphis
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.
| 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.