LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

hēphaestītis

hēphaestītis f (genitive hēphaestītidis)
Classical[heː.pʰae̯sˈtiː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[e.fesˈtiː.tis]

Meaning

  1. An unknown precious stone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēphaestītishēphaestītidēs
genitivehēphaestītidishēphaestītidum
dativehēphaestītidīhēphaestītidibus
accusativehēphaestītidemhēphaestītidēs
ablativehēphaestītidehēphaestītidibus
vocativehēphaestītishēphaestītidēs

hēphaestītis, ĭdis, f., = ἡφαιστῖτις,
I. a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 166.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡφαιστῖτις (hēphaistîtis), from Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos, “Hephaestus”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Quick answers

What does hēphaestītis mean in Latin?
hēphaestītis, a noun, means “An unknown precious stone”.
What is the genitive of hēphaestītis?
The genitive singular is hēphaestītidis. hēphaestītis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce hēphaestītis?
In classical Latin, [heː.pʰae̯sˈtiː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.fesˈtiː.tis].