peritia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
perītus (“experienced”) + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /peˈriː.ti.a/, [pɛˈriːt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈrit.t͡si.a/, [peˈrit̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun edit
perītia f (genitive perītiae); first declension
- experience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill
- Synonyms: ūsus, experientia
Usage notes edit
This word appears from Sallustius onward; in Caesar or Cicero ūsus is used instead.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | perītia | perītiae |
| Genitive | perītiae | perītiārum |
| Dative | perītiae | perītiīs |
| Accusative | perītiam | perītiās |
| Ablative | perītiā | perītiīs |
| Vocative | perītia | perītiae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- peritia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- peritia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung