astroites

English

Noun

astroites

  1. plural of astroite

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /as.troˈiː.teːs/, [äs̠t̪roˈiːt̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.troˈi.tes/, [äst̪roˈiːt̪es]

Noun

astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative astroītēs astroītae
Genitive astroītae astroītārum
Dative astroītae astroītīs
Accusative astroītēn astroītās
Ablative astroītē astroītīs
Vocative astroītē astroītae

Descendants
  • English: astroite

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