spongitis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῖτις (spongîtis), from σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sponˈɡiː.tis/, [s̠pɔŋˈɡiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sponˈd͡ʒi.tis/, [spon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiːt̪is]
Noun
[edit]spongītis f (genitive spongītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
| genitive | spongītidis | spongītidum |
| dative | spongītidī | spongītidibus |
| accusative | spongītidem | spongītidēs |
| ablative | spongītide | spongītidibus |
| vocative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
References
[edit]- “spongitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press