LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

galactītēs

galactītēs m (genitive galactītae)
Classical[ɡa.ɫakˈtiː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ɡa.lakˈtiː.tes]

Meaning

  1. A kind of milk-white colored precious stone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegalactītēsgalactītae
genitivegalactītaegalactītārum
dativegalactītaegalactītīs
accusativegalactītēngalactītās
ablativegalactītēgalactītīs
vocativegalactītēgalactītae

gălactītes, ae, m., and gălactītis, ĭdis, f., = γαλακτίτης and γαλακτῖτις,
I. a precious stone of a milk-white color, otherwise unknown, milk-stone, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162. —Called also gălaxias, ae, m., = γαλαξίας, id. ib.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτίτης (galaktítēs), from γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Quick answers

What does galactītēs mean in Latin?
galactītēs, a noun, means “A kind of milk-white colored precious stone”.
What is the genitive of galactītēs?
The genitive singular is galactītae. galactītēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce galactītēs?
In classical Latin, [ɡa.ɫakˈtiː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡa.lakˈtiː.tes].