What does botryītis mean in Latin?

botryītis, a noun, means “a kind of calamine; a precious stone in the form of a cluster of grapes”.

What is the genitive of botryītis?

The genitive singular is botryītidis. botryītis is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [bɔ.tryˈiː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bo.triˈiː.tis].

noun · femininethird declension

botryītis f (genitive botryītidis)

Classical[bɔ.tryˈiː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[bo.triˈiː.tis]

bō^trўītis, ĭdis, f., = βοτρυῗτις and βοτρυώδης (cluster-shaped),

I. a kind of calamine, Cels. 6, 6, n. 6; Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 101; Scrib. Comp. 24 and 220.—

II. A precious stone in the form of a cluster of grapes, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 150.

From Ancient Greek βοτρῠῗτῐς (botrŭï̂tĭs).

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