selenites
See also: Selenites and sélénites
English
Noun
selenites
- plural of selenite
Anagrams
- eliteness, enlistees
Latin
Alternative forms
- selēnītis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /se.leːˈniː.teːs/, [sɛ.ɫeːˈniː.teːs]
Noun
selēnītēs m (genitive selēnītae); first declension
- Crystalline gypsum, selenite
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selēnītēs | selēnītae |
| Genitive | selēnītae | selēnītārum |
| Dative | selēnītae | selēnītīs |
| Accusative | selēnītēn | selēnītās |
| Ablative | selēnītē | selēnītīs |
| Vocative | selēnītē | selēnītae |
References
- sĕlēnītis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- selenites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette