chernitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χερνῖτις (khernîtis), from χερνῑ́της (khernī́tēs, “a kind of white marble”). Compare chernītēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰerˈniː.tis/, [kʰɛrˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kerˈni.tis/, [kerˈniːt̪is]

Noun

chernītis f (genitive chernītidis); third declension

1. An unknown kind of gem

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	chernītis	chernītidēs
genitive	chernītidis	chernītidum
dative	chernītidī	chernītidibus
accusative	chernītidem	chernītidēs
ablative	chernītide	chernītidibus
vocative	chernītis	chernītidēs

References

• chernitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.