ceritis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κηρῖτις (kērîtis).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /keːˈriː.tis/, [keːˈriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈri.tis/, [t͡ʃeˈriːt̪is]
Noun
[edit]cērītis f (genitive cērītidis); third declension
- A precious stone similar to wax
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
| genitive | cērītidis | cērītidum |
| dative | cērītidī | cērītidibus |
| accusative | cērītidem | cērītidēs |
| ablative | cērītide | cērītidibus |
| vocative | cērītis | cērītidēs |
References
[edit]- “ceritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ceritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.