LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

tephrītis

tephrītis f (genitive tephrītidis)
Classical[tɛˈpʰriː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[teˈfriː.tis]

Meaning

  1. An ash-colored kind of precious stone.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetephrītistephrītidēs
genitivetephrītidistephrītidum
dativetephrītidītephrītidibus
accusativetephrītidemtephrītidēs
ablativetephrītidetephrītidibus
vocativetephrītistephrītidēs

tephrītis, ĭdis, f., = τεφρῖτις,
I. an ashcolored precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 68, § 184.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis), from τέφρα (téphra, “ash”).

Descendants
  • TranslingualTephritis

In English words that came into English from tephrītis

  • tephritidtephrītis
  • tephritetephrītis

Quick answers

What does tephrītis mean in Latin?
tephrītis, a noun, means “An ash-colored kind of precious stone.”.
What is the genitive of tephrītis?
The genitive singular is tephrītidis. tephrītis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tephrītis?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈpʰriː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈfriː.tis].