ostracias
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστρακίας (ostrakías).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /osˈtra.ki.aːs/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪räkiäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈtra.t͡ʃi.as/, [osˈt̪räːt͡ʃiäs]
Noun
[edit]ostraciās m (genitive ostraciae); first declension
- A kind of precious stone, probably the hornstone or chalcedony
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ostraciās | ostraciae |
Genitive | ostraciae | ostraciārum |
Dative | ostraciae | ostraciīs |
Accusative | ostraciān | ostraciās |
Ablative | ostraciā | ostraciīs |
Vocative | ostraciā | ostraciae |
References
[edit]- “ostracias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ostracias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.