galactites
French
Latin
Alternative forms
- galactītis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης (galaktítēs), from γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡa.lakˈtiː.teːs/, [ɡäɫ̪äkˈt̪iːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡa.lakˈti.tes/, [ɡäläkˈt̪iːt̪es]
Noun
galactītēs m (genitive galactītae); first declension
- A kind of milk-white colored precious stone
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | 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.
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