σιδηρίτης

• σῐδᾱρίτας (sĭdārítas) — Doric

σῐ́δηρ(ος) (sĭ́dēr(os), “iron”) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, masculine suffix).

σῐδηρῑ́της • (sĭdērī́tēs) m (genitive σῐδηρῑ́του); first declension, feminine: σῐδηρῖτῐς (sĭdērîtĭs) (also used as adjectives)

1. of iron, made of iron, done with iron
2. (mineralogy) a precious stone

   for sense "loadstone" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs)

3. (botany, Hellenistic senses) name of various plants
   1. for sense "ironwort" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs)
   2. also see the plants ἑλξίνη (helxínē), χαμαίπιτυς (khamaípitus), περιστερεὼν ὕπτιος (peristereṑn húptios)

• > Byzantine Greek: σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs) (inherited) with sense from σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs)
• → Greek: σιδηρίτης (sidirítis) (learned) - also see σιδερίτης (siderítis)
• → Latin: sĭdērītes - and sĭdērītis from σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs) (see there for further descendants)

• σιδερίτης, σιδηρῖτις, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “σιδηρίτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῐδηρῑ́της (sĭdērī́tēs, “of iron”) or learned borrowing from French sidérite, from Latin sideritis < Ancient Greek σῐδηρῖτῐς (sĭdērîtĭs), freminine of σῐδηρῑ́της (sĭdērī́tēs). By surface analysis, σίδηρ(ος) (sídir(os)) +‎ -ίτης (-ítis, suffix for masculines). Doublet of σιδερίτης (siderítis).

• IPA^(key): /si.ðiˈɾi.tis/ - compare to σιδερίτης (siderítis)
• Hyphenation: σι‧δε‧ρί‧της

σιδηρίτης • (sidirítis) m (plural σιδηρίτες)

1. (mineralogy) siderite

• σιδερίτης m (siderítis, “the Sideritis grapevine; Sideritis, ironwort”)
• compounds: varieties of siderite (mineralogy)
  • σφαιροσιδηρίτης m (sfairosidirítis)
  • φαρμακοσιδηρίτης m (farmakosidirítis)

• and see: σίδηρος m (sídiros) and σίδερο m (sídero)

• σιδηρίτης - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
• σιδηρίτης - Πάπυρος–Λαρούς–Μπριτάννικα: Λεξικό της ελληνικής γλώσσας, αρχαίας - μεσαιωνικής - νέας, ερμηνευτικό - ετυμολογικό. [Papyros-Larousse-Britannica: Dictionary of Greek Language, ancient - medieval - modern, defining - etymological] (in Greek) vols.1-13. Athens: Papyros, 1981‑1994, edition: 2013 (v).