noun · masculinefirst declension
achātēs1
achātēs m (genitive achātae)
Classical[aˈkʰaː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkaː.tes]
Meaning
- agate
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | achātēs | achātae |
| genitive | achātae | achātārum |
| dative | achātae | achātīs |
| accusative | achātēn | achātās |
| ablative | achātē | achātīs |
| vocative | achātē | achātae |
† ăchātēs, ae, m. and f., = ὁ ἀχάτης,
I. the agate, so called from Achates, a river in Sicily, where it was first found, Plin. 37, 10, 55; Sil. 14, 228.
Ăchātes, ae, m.,
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀχάτης (akhátēs), of uncertain origin.
Descendants
- Catalanàgata
- Frenchagate
- Italianagata
- Portugueseágata
- Spanishágata
- Englishagate
- Irishagáit