What does synodontītis mean in Latin?

synodontītis, a noun, means “An unknown kind of precious stone, said to be found in the brain of the fish synodus.”.

What is the genitive of synodontītis?

The genitive singular is synodontītidis. synodontītis is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [sy.nɔ.dɔnˈtiː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.no.donˈtiː.tis].

noun · femininethird declension

synodontītis f (genitive synodontītidis)

Classical[sy.nɔ.dɔnˈtiː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[si.no.donˈtiː.tis]

An unknown kind of precious stone, said to be found in the brain of the fish synodus.

sўnŏdontītis, ĭdis, f., = συνοδοντῖτις,

I. a precious stone found in the brain of the fish synodus, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 182.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνοδοντῖτις (sunodontîtis), from συνόδους (sunódous, “kind of fish”).