LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

sarcītēs

sarcītēs m (genitive sarcītae)
Classical[sarˈkiː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[sarˈt͡ʃiː.tes]

Meaning

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesarcītēssarcītae
genitivesarcītaesarcītārum
dativesarcītaesarcītīs
accusativesarcītēnsarcītās
ablativesarcītēsarcītīs
vocativesarcītēsarcītae

sarcītes, is, f., = σαρκίτης,
I. a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 181.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαρκίτης (sarkítēs), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Quick answers

What does sarcītēs mean in Latin?
sarcītēs, a noun, means “An unknown kind of precious stone”.
What is the genitive of sarcītēs?
The genitive singular is sarcītae. sarcītēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sarcītēs?
In classical Latin, [sarˈkiː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sarˈt͡ʃiː.tes].