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noun · femininethird declension

echītis

echītis f (genitive echītidis)

Meaning

  1. A kind of agate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeechītisechītidēs
genitiveechītidisechītidum
dativeechītidīechītidibus
accusativeechītidemechītidēs
ablativeechītideechītidibus
vocativeechītisechītidēs

ĕchītis, is, m., = ἐχίτης,
I. adder-stone, Plin. 37, 11, 72, § 187.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐχῖτις (ekhîtis), from ἔχις (ékhis, “adder”).

Quick answers

What does echītis mean in Latin?
echītis, a noun, means “A kind of agate”.
What is the genitive of echītis?
The genitive singular is echītidis. echītis is feminine, third declension.