synodontitis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνοδοντῖτις (sunodontîtis), from συνόδους (sunódous, “kind of fish”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sy.no.donˈtiː.tis/, [sʏ.nɔ.dɔnˈtiː.tɪs]
Noun
synodontītis f (genitive synodontītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone, said to be found in the brain of the fish synodus.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | synodontītis | synodontītidēs |
| Genitive | synodontītidis | synodontītidum |
| Dative | synodontītidī | synodontītidibus |
| Accusative | synodontītidem | synodontītidēs |
| Ablative | synodontītide | synodontītidibus |
| Vocative | synodontītis | synodontītidēs |
References
- synodontitis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- synodontitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette