lactis

== Latin == === Etymology === From Classical lac n, from earlier lact, reformed based on the oblique stem lact-. Uncertain etymology; see lac (“milk”). The accusative lactem is attested as early as Petronius (where it is a satirized 'vulgar' form), and the nominative lactis is found in late antiquity. === Pronunciation === lactis: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫak.tɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlak.tis] lactīs: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫak.tiːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlak.tis] === Noun === lactis m or f (genitive lactis); third declension (Late Latin) milk ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === lactis n genitive singular of lac, lact, and lacte === Noun === lactīs f pl accusative plural of lactēs === References === === Further reading === “lactis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "lactis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “lactis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–), “*/ˈlakt-e/ s.n.”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française, retrieved 5 October 2023.