adelphis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφίς (adelphís).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdel.pʰis/, [äˈd̪ɛɫ̪pʰɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdel.fis/, [äˈd̪ɛlfis]

Noun

adelphis f (genitive adelphidis); third declension

  1. type of date (that hangs in pairs)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adelphis adelphidēs
Genitive adelphidis adelphidum
Dative adelphidī adelphidibus
Accusative adelphidem adelphidēs
Ablative adelphide adelphidibus
Vocative adelphis adelphidēs

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