nebritis
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεβρῖτις (nebrîtis), from νεβρίς (nebrís, “fawn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /neˈbriː.tis/, [nɛˈbriːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈbri.tis/, [neˈbriːt̪is]
Noun
[edit]nebrītis f (genitive nebrītidis); third declension
- A precious stone sacred to Bacchus
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nebrītis | nebrītidēs |
| Genitive | nebrītidis | nebrītidum |
| Dative | nebrītidī | nebrītidibus |
| Accusative | nebrītidem | nebrītidēs |
| Ablative | nebrītide | nebrītidibus |
| Vocative | nebrītis | nebrītidēs |
References
[edit]- “nebritis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press