hieracitis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱερακῖτις (hierakîtis), from ἱεράκων (hierákōn, “hawk”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hi.e.raːˈkiː.tis/, [hiɛräːˈkiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.e.raˈt͡ʃi.tis/, [ieräˈt͡ʃiːt̪is]
Noun[edit]
hierācītis f (genitive hierācītidis); third declension
- An unknown precious stone
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hierācītis | hierācītidēs |
| Genitive | hierācītidis | hierācītidum |
| Dative | hierācītidī | hierācītidibus |
| Accusative | hierācītidem | hierācītidēs |
| Ablative | hierācītide | hierācītidibus |
| Vocative | hierācītis | hierācītidēs |
References[edit]
- “hieracitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hieracitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.