cenchritis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεγχρῖτις (kenkhrîtis), from κέγχρος (kénkhros, millet).

Pronunciation

Noun

cenchrītis f (genitive cenchrītidis); third declension

  1. An unknown kind of gem

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cenchrītis cenchrītidēs
Genitive cenchrītidis cenchrītidum
Dative cenchrītidī cenchrītidibus
Accusative cenchrītidem cenchrītidēs
Ablative cenchrītide cenchrītidibus
Vocative cenchrītis cenchrītidēs

References

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