LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ostracītis

ostracītis f (genitive ostracītidis)
Classical[ɔs.traˈkiː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[os.traˈt͡ʃiː.tis]

Meaning

  1. The hornstone
  2. A kind of cadmia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeostracītisostracītidēs
genitiveostracītidisostracītidum
dativeostracītidīostracītidibus
accusativeostracītidemostracītidēs
ablativeostracītideostracītidibus
vocativeostracītisostracītidēs

ostrăcītis, ĭdis, f., = ὀστρακῖτις.
I. Hornstone; v. ostracias.—
II. A kind of cadmia, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 103.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰκῖτῐς (ostrăkîtĭs).

Quick answers

What does ostracītis mean in Latin?
ostracītis, a noun, means “The hornstone; A kind of cadmia”.
What is the genitive of ostracītis?
The genitive singular is ostracītidis. ostracītis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ostracītis?
In classical Latin, [ɔs.traˈkiː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [os.traˈt͡ʃiː.tis].