gagates

English

Noun

gagates

  1. plural of gagate

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite; jet”).

Noun

gagātēs m (genitive gagātae); first declension

  1. (with lapis) A hard, black asphalt; variety of lignite; jet, jess.

Inflection

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gagātēs gagātae
Genitive gagātae gagātārum
Dative gagātae gagātīs
Accusative gagātēn gagātās
Ablative gagātē gagātīs
Vocative gagātē gagātae

Descendants
  • Dutch: git
  • English: jess, jet
  • French: jais
  • Russian: гагат (gagat)

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