hieracitis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱερακῖτις (hierakîtis), from ἱεράκων (hierákōn, hawk) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

hierācītis f (genitive hierācītidis); third declension

  1. An unknown precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hierācītis hierācītidēs
Genitive hierācītidis hierācītidum
Dative hierācītidī hierācītidibus
Accusative hierācītidem hierācītidēs
Ablative hierācītide hierācītidibus
Vocative hierācītis hierācītidēs

References

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