astroites

== English == === Noun === astroites plural of astroite === Anagrams === roastiest, teratosis == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης (astroítēs), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [as.troˈiː.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [as.troˈiː.tes] === Noun === astroītēs m (genitive astroītae); first declension An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs). ==== Descendants ==== English: astroite === References === “astroites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “astriotes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.