crateritis
Latin
Alternative forms
- craterītēs
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρᾰτερῖτις (kraterîtis), from κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixingbowl”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kra.teˈriː.tis/, [kra.tɛˈriː.tɪs]
Noun
craterītis f (genitive craterītidis); third declension
- A very hard unknown precious stone of orange colour
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | craterītis | craterītidēs |
Genitive | craterītidis | craterītidum |
Dative | craterītidī | craterītidibus |
Accusative | craterītidem | craterītidēs |
Ablative | craterītide | craterītidibus |
Vocative | craterītis | craterītidēs |
References
- crătĕrītes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- crateritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette