noun · masculinefirst declension
batrachītēs
batrachītēs m (genitive batrachītae)
Classical[ba.traˈkʰiː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ba.traˈkiː.tes]
Meaning
- A kind of frog-colored precious stone
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | batrachītēs | batrachītae |
| genitive | batrachītae | batrachītārum |
| dative | batrachītae | batrachītīs |
| accusative | batrachītēn | batrachītās |
| ablative | batrachītē | batrachītīs |
| vocative | batrachītē | batrachītae |
bătrăchītes, ae, m., = βατραχίτης.
I. a precious stone of a frog-green color, Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 149; ls id. Orig. 16, 4, 20.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βατραχίτης (batrakhítēs), from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Descendants
- Englishbatrachite
In English words that came into English from batrachītēs
- batrachitebatrachītēs