different between mephitic vs mephitis

English

Etymology

From Latin mephiticus, from mefitis, mephitis: compare French méphitique.

Adjective

mephitic (comparative more mephitic, superlative most mephitic)

1. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.

Derived terms

• mephitic acid
• mephitic air

Anagrams

• chip time

English

Etymology

From Latin mef?tis, meph?tis, from the name of a Samnite goddess who personified the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes. The name is from Oscan and ultimately Proto-Italic.

Noun

mephitis (countable and uncountable, plural mephitises)

1. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
2. (homeopathy) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.

Synonyms

• (unpleasant smell): malodour, stench, reek

Derived terms

• mephitic

Anagrams

• shiptime, timeship

Latin

Alternative forms

• mef?tis

Etymology

From Meph?tis, the name of a Samnite goddess who personified or averted the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes. The name is from Oscan and ultimately Proto-Italic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me?p?i?.tis/, [m??p?i?t??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me?fi.tis/, [m??fi?t?is]

Noun

meph?tis f (genitive meph?tis); third declension

1. mephitis (a poisonous or pestilential gas from the ground, e.g. from swamps or volcanoes)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -?).

Derived terms

• meph?ticus

References

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