astroites
English
Noun
astroites
- plural of astroite
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [as.troˈiː.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [as.t̪roˈiː.t̪es]
Noun
astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astroītēs | astroītae |
| genitive | astroītae | astroītārum |
| dative | astroītae | astroītīs |
| accusative | astroītēn | astroītās |
| ablative | astroītē | astroītīs |
| vocative | astroītē | astroītae |
Descendants
- English: astroite
References
- “astroites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astriotes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.