Lacus Asphaltites
Latin
Etymology
Partial Calque of Ancient Greek Ἀσφαλτῑ́της Λίμνη (Asphaltī́tēs Límnē)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫa.kʊs as.pʰaɫˈtiː.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlaː.kus as.falˈtiː.tes]
Proper noun
Lacus Asphaltītēs m sg (genitive Lacūs Asphaltītae); variously declined, fourth declension, first declension
- Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)
- Synonym: Lacus Mortuum
Declension
Fourth-declension noun with a first-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lacus Asphaltītēs |
| genitive | Lacūs Asphaltītae |
| dative | Lacuī Asphaltītae |
| accusative | Lacum Asphaltītēn |
| ablative | Lacū Asphaltītē |
| vocative | Lacus Asphaltītē |