spongitis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῖτις (spongîtis), from σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spɔŋˈɡiː.tɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [spon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.t̪is]
Noun
spongītis f (genitive spongītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
| genitive | spongītidis | spongītidum |
| dative | spongītidī | spongītidibus |
| accusative | spongītidem | spongītidēs |
| ablative | spongītide | spongītidibus |
| vocative | spongītis | spongītidēs |
References
- “spongitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press