English

Noun

astroites

1. plural of astroite

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστροίτης ‎(astroítēs), from ἀστήρ ‎(astḗr, “star”) + -ῑ́της ‎(-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /as.troˈiː.teːs/, [as.trɔˈiː.teːs]

Noun

astroītēs m ‎(genitive astroītae); first declension

1. An unknown kind of precious stone of magical power

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

Descendants

• English: astroite

References

• astroites in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “astriotes”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.