choaspitis

Latin

Alternative forms

• choaspītēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χοασπῖτις (Khoaspîtis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰo.asˈpiː.tis/, [kʰoäs̠ˈpiːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.asˈpi.tis/, [koäsˈpiːt̪is]

Noun

choaspītis f (genitive choaspītidis); third declension

1. A precious stone found in the Choaspes

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	choaspītis	choaspītidēs
genitive	choaspītidis	choaspītidum
dative	choaspītidī	choaspītidibus
accusative	choaspītidem	choaspītidēs
ablative	choaspītide	choaspītidibus
vocative	choaspītis	choaspītidēs

References

• “choaspitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• choaspitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.