morochites
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μόροχθος (mórokhthos, “a type of pipe-clay”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mo.roˈkʰiː.teːs/, [mɔrɔˈkʰiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.roˈki.tes/, [moroˈkiːt̪es]
Noun
[edit]morochītēs f (genitive morochītae); first declension
- A kind of leek-colored precious stone
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | morochītēs | morochītae |
Genitive | morochītae | morochītārum |
Dative | morochītae | morochītīs |
Accusative | morochītēn | morochītās |
Ablative | morochītē | morochītīs |
Vocative | morochītē | morochītae |
References
[edit]- “morochites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- morochites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.