sauritis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαυρῖτις (saurîtis), from σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈriː.tis/, [s̠äu̯ˈriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈri.tis/, [säu̯ˈriːt̪is]
Noun[edit]
saurītis f (genitive saurītis or saurītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saurītis | saurītēs saurītidēs |
| Genitive | saurītis saurītidis |
saurītium saurītidum |
| Dative | saurītī saurītidī |
saurītibus saurītidibus |
| Accusative | saurītem saurītidem |
saurītēs saurītīs saurītidēs |
| Ablative | saurīte saurītide |
saurītibus saurītidibus |
| Vocative | saurītis | saurītēs saurītidēs |
References[edit]
- “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.