galactites
French
Noun
galactites f
- plural of galactite
Latin
Alternative forms
- galactītis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης (galaktítēs), from γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡa.ɫakˈtiː.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡa.lakˈt̪iː.t̪es]
Noun
galactītēs m (genitive galactītae); first declension
- A kind of milk-white colored precious stone
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galactītēs | galactītae |
| genitive | galactītae | galactītārum |
| dative | galactītae | galactītīs |
| accusative | galactītēn | galactītās |
| ablative | galactītē | galactītīs |
| vocative | galactītē | galactītae |
Synonyms
References
- “galactites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- galactites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.