LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

molochītis

molochītis f (genitive molochītidis)

Meaning

  1. An Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perhaps malachite
    non tralucet molochitis; spissius viret ab colore malvae nomine accepto, reddendis laudata signis et infantum custodia quodamque innato contra pericula medicamine.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 37

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemolochītismolochītidēs
genitivemolochītidismolochītidum
dativemolochītidīmolochītidibus
accusativemolochītidemmolochītidēs
ablativemolochītidemolochītidibus
vocativemolochītismolochītidēs

Origins

From Ancient Greek *μολοχῖτις (*molokhîtis), *μολοχῖτης (*molokhîtēs), *μαλαχῖτης (*malakhîtēs), after the colour from the phytonym μολόχη (molókhē).

Quick answers

What does molochītis mean in Latin?
molochītis, a noun, means “An Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perhaps malachite”.
What is the genitive of molochītis?
The genitive singular is molochītidis. molochītis is feminine, third declension.