astroites

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English

Noun

astroites

  1. plural of astroite

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative astroītēs astroītae
genitive astroītae astroītārum
dative astroītae astroītīs
accusative astroītēn astroītās
ablative astroītē astroītīs
vocative astroītē astroītae

Descendants

  • English: astroite

References

  • “astroites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • astriotes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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