triglitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρῐγλῖτῐς (triglîtis), from τρῐ́γλᾱ (tríglā, “mullet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triˈɡliː.tis/, [t̪rɪˈɡlʲiːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈɡli.tis/, [t̪riˈɡliːt̪is]

Noun

triglītis f (genitive triglītidis); third declension

1. An unknown kind of gem

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	triglītis	triglītidēs
genitive	triglītidis	triglītidum
dative	triglītidī	triglītidibus
accusative	triglītidem	triglītidēs
ablative	triglītide	triglītidibus
vocative	triglītis	triglītidēs

References

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