stylites

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See also: Stylites

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

stylites

  1. plural of stylite

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Ancient Greek στῡλῑ́της (stūlī́tēs, pillar-dweller).

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Noun[edit]

stȳlītēs m (genitive stȳlītae, feminine stȳlītissa); first declension

  1. stylite (a Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stȳlītēs stȳlītae
Genitive stȳlītae stȳlītārum
Dative stȳlītae stȳlītīs
Accusative stȳlītēn stȳlītās
Ablative stȳlītē stȳlītīs
Vocative stȳlītē stȳlītae

Descendants[edit]

  • English: stylite, Stylites