cassita
Latin
Etymology
From cassis (“helmet”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kasˈsiː.ta/, [käs̠ˈs̠iːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈsi.ta/, [käsˈsiːt̪ä]
Noun
cassīta f (genitive cassītae); first declension
- The crested lark
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cassīta | cassītae |
| Genitive | cassītae | cassītārum |
| Dative | cassītae | cassītīs |
| Accusative | cassītam | cassītās |
| Ablative | cassītā | cassītīs |
| Vocative | cassīta | cassītae |
References
- “cassita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cassita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.