hospitalia
Latin
editEtymology
editNeuter substantive use of hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host; guest; stranger”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hos.piˈtaː.li.a/, [hɔs̠pɪˈt̪äːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /os.piˈta.li.a/, [ospiˈt̪äːliä]
Noun
edithospitālia n pl (genitive hospitālium); third declension (plural only)
- Apartments for guests, guest-chambers, guest accommodation.
- The dues of hospitality.
- (of a stage) The two entrances on the right and left for strangers.
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | hospitālia |
Genitive | hospitālium |
Dative | hospitālibus |
Accusative | hospitālia |
Ablative | hospitālibus |
Vocative | hospitālia |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “hospitalia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press