galactites

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French

Noun

galactites f

  1. plural of galactite

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης (galaktítēs), from γάλα (gála, milk) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

galactītēs m (genitive galactītae); first declension

  1. A kind of milk-white colored precious stone

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative galactītēs galactītae
genitive galactītae galactītārum
dative galactītae galactītīs
accusative galactītēn galactītās
ablative galactītē galactītīs
vocative galactītē galactītae

Synonyms

References

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