morochites

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μόροχθος (mórokhthos, a type of pipe-clay).

Pronunciation

Noun

morochītēs f (genitive morochītae); first declension

  1. A kind of leek-colored precious stone

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative morochītēs morochītae
genitive morochītae morochītārum
dative morochītae morochītīs
accusative morochītēn morochītās
ablative morochītē morochītīs
vocative morochītē morochītae

References

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