Levita
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Lēvī (Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)) with the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “relational suffix”) or borrowed all-together from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leːˈu̯iː.ta/, [ɫ̪eːˈu̯iːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈvi.ta/, [leˈviːt̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Lēvītēs or Lēvīta m sg (genitive Lēvītae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs or non-Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lēvītēs Lēvīta |
| Genitive | Lēvītae |
| Dative | Lēvītae |
| Accusative | Lēvītēn Lēvītam |
| Ablative | Lēvītē Lēvītā |
| Vocative | Lēvīta |
Descendants edit
- Italian: levita