myrmecitis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρμηκῖτις (murmēkîtis), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /myr.meːˈkiː.tis/, [mʏrmeːˈkiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mir.meˈt͡ʃi.tis/, [mirmeˈt͡ʃiːt̪is]
Noun
[edit]myrmēcītis f (genitive myrmēcītidis); third declension
- A precious stone containing something like ants
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | myrmēcītis | myrmēcītidēs |
| Genitive | myrmēcītidis | myrmēcītidum |
| Dative | myrmēcītidī | myrmēcītidibus |
| Accusative | myrmēcītidem | myrmēcītidēs |
| Ablative | myrmēcītide | myrmēcītidibus |
| Vocative | myrmēcītis | myrmēcītidēs |
References
[edit]- “myrmecitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- myrmecitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.