capnitis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καπνῖτις (kapnîtis, “smoky”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kapˈniː.tis/, [käpˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kapˈni.tis/, [käpˈniːt̪is]
Noun[edit]
capnītis f (genitive capnītidis); third declension
- (mineralogy) A kind of cadmia
- A smoke-colored precious stone
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capnītis | capnītidēs |
| Genitive | capnītidis | capnītidum |
| Dative | capnītidī | capnītidibus |
| Accusative | capnītidem | capnītidēs |
| Ablative | capnītide | capnītidibus |
| Vocative | capnītis | capnītidēs |
References[edit]
- “capnitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capnitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.