myrmecitis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρμηκῖτις (murmēkîtis), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /myr.meːˈkiː.tis/, [mʏr.meːˈkiː.tɪs]
Noun
myrmēcītis f (genitive myrmēcītidis); third declension
- A precious stone containing something like ants
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | myrmēcītis | myrmēcītidēs |
| Genitive | myrmēcītidis | myrmēcītidum |
| Dative | myrmēcītidī | myrmēcītidibus |
| Accusative | myrmēcītidem | myrmēcītidēs |
| Ablative | myrmēcītide | myrmēcītidibus |
| Vocative | myrmēcītis | myrmēcītidēs |
References
- myrmecitis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- myrmecitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette