pyritis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρῖτις (purîtis).

Noun

pyrītis f (genitive pyrītidis); third declension

  1. A form of black pyrite

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pyrītis pyrītidēs
Genitive pyrītidis pyrītidum
Dative pyrītidī pyrītidibus
Accusative pyrītidem pyrītidēs
Ablative pyrītide pyrītidibus
Vocative pyrītis pyrītidēs

References

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