baptes
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]If related to Ancient Greek βάπτης (báptēs, “bather, dipper”), the connection is related to dyeing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbap.teːs/, [ˈbäpt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbap.tes/, [ˈbäpt̪es]
Noun
[edit]baptēs m (genitive baptae); first declension
- A precious stone, soft and fragrant, of unknown kind, but sometimes suggested to be orchanet-root dyed amber
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baptēs | baptae |
| genitive | baptae | baptārum |
| dative | baptae | baptīs |
| accusative | baptēn | baptās |
| ablative | baptē | baptīs |
| vocative | baptē | baptae |
References
[edit]- “baptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- baptes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.