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Ancient Greek
Etymology
σῐ́δηρ(ος) (sídēr(os), “iron”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, masculine suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.dɛː.rǐː.tɛːs/ → /si.ðiˈri.tis/ → /si.ðiˈri.tis/
Noun
σῐδηρῑ́της • (sidērī́tēs) m (genitive σῐδηρῑ́του); first declension, feminine: σῐδηρῖτῐς (sidērîtis) (also used as adjectives)
- of iron, made of iron, done with iron
- (mineralogy) a precious stone
- for sense "loadstone" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sidērîtis)
- (botany, Hellenistic senses) name of various plants
- for sense "ironwort" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sidērîtis)
- also see the plants ἑλξίνη (helxínē), χαμαίπιτυς (khamaípitus), περιστερεὼν ὕπτιος (peristereṑn húptios)
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- “σιδερίτης”, “σιδηρῖτις”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- “σιδηρίτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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
- IPA(key): /si.ðiˈɾi.tis/ - compare to σιδερίτης (siderítis)
- Hyphenation: σι‧δε‧ρί‧της
Noun
σιδηρίτης • (sidirítis) m (plural σιδηρίτες)
- (mineralogy) siderite
Declension
- σιδερίτης m (siderítis, “the Sideritis grapevine; Sideritis, ironwort”)
- compounds: varieties of siderite (mineralogy)
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).