stylites

See also: Stylites

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstʌɪlʌɪts/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstaɪlaɪts/

Noun

stylites

  1. plural of stylite

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek στῡλῑ́της (stūlī́tēs, “pillar-dweller”).

Pronunciation

Noun

stȳlītēs m (genitive stȳlītae, feminine stȳlītissa); first declension

  1. stylite (a Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

singular plural
nominative stȳlītēs stȳlītae
genitive stȳlītae stȳlītārum
dative stȳlītae stȳlītīs
accusative stȳlītēn stȳlītās
ablative stȳlītē stȳlītīs
vocative stȳlītē stȳlītae

Descendants

  • English: stylite, Stylites
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