cenchritis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεγχρῖτις (kenkhrîtis), from κέγχρος (kénkhros, “millet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈkʰriː.tis/, [kɛŋˈkʰriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈkri.tis/, [t͡ʃeŋˈkriːt̪is]
Noun[edit]
cenchrītis f (genitive cenchrītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of gem
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cenchrītis | cenchrītidēs |
| Genitive | cenchrītidis | cenchrītidum |
| Dative | cenchrītidī | cenchrītidibus |
| Accusative | cenchrītidem | cenchrītidēs |
| Ablative | cenchrītide | cenchrītidibus |
| Vocative | cenchrītis | cenchrītidēs |
References[edit]
- “cenchritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cenchritis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.