stylites

See also: Stylites

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstʌɪlʌɪts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪlaɪts/

Noun

stylites

1. plural of stylite

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /styːˈliː.teːs/, [s̠t̪yːˈlʲiːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /stiˈli.tes/, [st̪iˈliːt̪es]

Noun

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

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

Declension

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

• English: stylite, Stylites