erithace

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριθάκη (erithákē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.tʰa.keː/, [ɛˈrɪ.tʰa.keː]

Noun

erithacē f (genitive erithacēs); first declension

bee bread, sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)

Declension

First declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erithacē	erithacae
Genitive	erithacēs	erithacārum
Dative	erithacae	erithacīs
Accusative	erithacēn	erithacās
Ablative	erithacē	erithacīs
Vocative	erithacē	erithacae

Synonyms

(bee bread, sandarac): cērinthus, sandaraca

References

ĕrĭthăce in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ĕrĭthăcē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 599/2
“erithacē” on page 617/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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