stylites

See also: Stylites

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstʌɪlʌɪts/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɪlaɪts/

Noun

stylites

plural of stylite

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek στῡλῑ́της (stūlī́tēs, “pillar-dweller”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /styːˈliː.teːs/, [s̠t̪yːˈlʲiːt̪eːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /stiˈli.tes/, [st̪iˈliːt̪es]

Noun

stȳlītēs m (genitive stȳlītae, feminine stȳlītissa); first declension

stylite (a Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar)

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stȳlītēs	stȳlītae
Genitive	stȳlītae	stȳlītārum
Dative	stȳlītae	stȳlītīs
Accusative	stȳlītēn	stȳlītās
Ablative	stȳlītē	stȳlītīs
Vocative	stȳlītē	stȳlītae

Descendants

English: stylite, Stylites

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