baptes
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
If related to Ancient Greek βάπτης (báptēs, “bather, dipper”), the connection is related to dyeing.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbap.teːs/, [ˈbäpt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbap.tes/, [ˈbäpt̪es]
Noun[edit]
baptēs m (genitive baptae); first declension
- A precious stone, soft and fragrant, of unknown kind, but sometimes suggested to be orchanet-root dyed amber
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baptēs | baptae |
| Genitive | baptae | baptārum |
| Dative | baptae | baptīs |
| Accusative | baptēn | baptās |
| Ablative | baptē | baptīs |
| Vocative | baptē | baptae |
References[edit]
- “baptes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- baptes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.