murrites
Latin
Alternative forms
- murrhītēs
- myrrītēs, myrrhītēs
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρρῑ́της (murrhī́tēs), from μύρρᾱ (múrrhā, “myrrh”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). By surface analysis, murra + -ītēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mʊrˈriː.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [murˈriː.tes]
Noun
murrītēs m (genitive murrītae); first declension
- a kind of myrrh-colored precious stone
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | murrītēs | murrītae |
| genitive | murrītae | murrītārum |
| dative | murrītae | murrītīs |
| accusative | murrītēn | murrītās |
| ablative | murrītē | murrītīs |
| vocative | murrītē | murrītae |