σιδηρίτης

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

σῐ́δηρ(ος) (sídēr(os), iron) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, masculine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῐδηρῑ́της (sidērī́tēsm (genitive σῐδηρῑ́του); first declension, feminine: σῐδηρῖτῐς (sidērîtis) (also used as adjectives)

  1. of iron, made of iron, done with iron
  2. (mineralogy) a precious stone
    for sense "loadstone" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sidērîtis)
  3. (botany, Hellenistic senses) name of various plants
    1. for sense "ironwort" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sidērîtis)
    2. also see the plants ἑλξίνη (helxínē), χαμαίπιτυς (khamaípitus), περιστερεὼν ὕπτιος (peristereṑn húptios)

Inflection

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Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῐδηρῑ́της (sidērī́tēs, of iron) or learned borrowing from French sidérite, from Latin sideritis < Ancient Greek σῐδηρῖτῐς (sidērîtis), freminine of σῐδηρῑ́της (sidērī́tēs). By surface analysis, σίδηρ(ος) (sídir(os)) +‎ -ίτης (-ítis, suffix for masculines). Doublet of σιδερίτης (siderítis).

Pronunciation

Noun

σιδηρίτης (sidirítism (plural σιδηρίτες)

  1. (mineralogy) siderite

Declension

Further reading

  • σιδηρίτης - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • σιδηρίτης - Πάπυρος–Λαρούς–Μπριτάννικα: Λεξικό της ελληνικής γλώσσας, αρχαίας - μεσαιωνικής - νέας, ερμηνευτικό - ετυμολογικό. (in Greek) vols.1-13. Athens: Papyros, 1981‑1994, edition: 2013 (v).