tephritis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis), from τέφρα (téphra, “ash”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tephrītis f (genitive tephrītidis); third declension

  1. An ash-colored kind of precious stone.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tephrītis tephrītidēs
Genitive tephrītidis tephrītidum
Dative tephrītidī tephrītidibus
Accusative tephrītidem tephrītidēs
Ablative tephrītide tephrītidibus
Vocative tephrītis tephrītidēs

References

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