astroites
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /as.troˈiː.teːs/, [äs̠t̪roˈiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.troˈi.tes/, [äst̪roˈiːt̪es]
Noun
astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | astroītēs | astroītae |
| Genitive | astroītae | astroītārum |
| Dative | astroītae | astroītīs |
| Accusative | astroītēn | astroītās |
| Ablative | astroītē | astroītīs |
| Vocative | astroītē | astroītae |
Descendants
- English: astroite
References
- “astroites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astriotes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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