geranitis
Latin
Alternative forms
- geranītēs
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γερανῖτις (geranîtis), from γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɛ.raˈniː.tɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒe.raˈniː.t̪is]
Noun
geranītis f (genitive geranītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of gem
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | geranītis | geranītidēs |
| genitive | geranītidis | geranītidum |
| dative | geranītidī | geranītidibus |
| accusative | geranītidem | geranītidēs |
| ablative | geranītide | geranītidibus |
| vocative | geranītis | geranītidēs |
References
- “geranitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- geranitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.