stellimicans
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From stēlla (“star”) + micō (“I twinkle, glitter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /steːlˈli.mi.kans/, [s̠t̪eːlˈlʲɪmɪkä̃ːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /stelˈli.mi.kans/, [st̪elˈliːmikäns]
Adjective
[edit]stēllimicāns (genitive stēllimicantis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- glittering with stars
Declension
[edit]Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | stēllimicāns | stēllimicantēs | stēllimicantia | ||
| genitive | stēllimicantis | stēllimicantium | |||
| dative | stēllimicantī | stēllimicantibus | |||
| accusative | stēllimicantem | stēllimicāns | stēllimicantēs | stēllimicantia | |
| ablative | stēllimicantī | stēllimicantibus | |||
| vocative | stēllimicāns | stēllimicantēs | stēllimicantia | ||
References
[edit]- “stellimicans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stellimicans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.