gagates
English
Noun
gagates
- plural of gagate
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite; jet”).
Noun
gagātēs m (genitive gagātae); first declension
- (with lapis) A hard, black asphalt; variety of lignite; jet, jess.
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gagātēs | gagātae |
| Genitive | gagātae | gagātārum |
| Dative | gagātae | gagātīs |
| Accusative | gagātēn | gagātās |
| Ablative | gagātē | gagātīs |
| Vocative | gagātē | gagātae |
Descendants
- Dutch: git
- English: jess, jet
- French: jais
- Russian: гагат (gagat)
References
- gagates in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gagates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette