morochites
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μόροχθος (mórokhthos, “a type of pipe-clay”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.roˈkʰiː.teːs/, [mɔrɔˈkʰiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.roˈki.tes/, [moroˈkiːt̪es]
Noun[edit]
morochītēs f (genitive morochītae); first declension
- A kind of leek-colored precious stone
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | morochītēs | morochītae |
| Genitive | morochītae | morochītārum |
| Dative | morochītae | morochītīs |
| Accusative | morochītēn | morochītās |
| Ablative | morochītē | morochītīs |
| Vocative | morochītē | morochītae |
References[edit]
- “morochites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- morochites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.