haematites
English
Noun
haematites
- plural of haematite
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hae̯.maˈtiː.teːs/
Noun
haematītēs m (genitive haematītae); first declension
- A kind of red iron-ore, haematite
- A red-colored gem
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | haematītēs | haematītae |
| Genitive | haematītae | haematītārum |
| Dative | haematītae | haematītīs |
| Accusative | haematītēn | haematītās |
| Ablative | haematītē | haematītīs |
| Vocative | haematītē | haematītae |
Descendants
- English: haematite
- Italian: ematite
References
- haematites in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- haematites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette