syringitis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῡριγγῖτις (sūringîtis), from σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [syː.rɪŋˈɡiː.tɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [si.rin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.t̪is]
Noun
sȳringītis f (genitive sȳringītis or sȳringītidis); third declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sȳringītis | sȳringītēs sȳringītidēs |
| genitive | sȳringītis sȳringītidis |
sȳringītium sȳringītidum |
| dative | sȳringītī sȳringītidī |
sȳringītibus sȳringītidibus |
| accusative | sȳringītem sȳringītidem |
sȳringītēs sȳringītīs sȳringītidēs |
| ablative | sȳringīte sȳringītide |
sȳringītibus sȳringītidibus |
| vocative | sȳringītis | sȳringītēs sȳringītidēs |
References
- “syringitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- syringitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.