sauritis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαυρῖτις (saurîtis), from σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈriː.tis/, [sau̯ˈriː.tɪs]
Noun
saurītis f (genitive saurītidis or saurītis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saurītis | saurītidēs |
| Genitive | saurītidis | saurītidum |
| Dative | saurītidī | saurītidibus |
| Accusative | saurītidem | saurītidēs |
| Ablative | saurītide | saurītidibus |
| Vocative | saurītis | saurītidēs |
orThird declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saurītis | saurītēs |
| Genitive | saurītis | saurītium |
| Dative | saurītī | saurītibus |
| Accusative | saurītem saurītim | saurītēs saurītīs |
| Ablative | saurīte saurītī | saurītibus |
| Vocative | saurītis | saurītēs |
References
- sauritis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sauritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette