armistitium

Latin

Etymology

From arma (“arms, weapons”) +‎ sistō (“I halt”) +‎ -ium. Compare sōlstitium (“solstice”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.misˈti.ti.um/, [ärmɪs̠ˈt̪ɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.misˈtit.t͡si.um/, [ärmisˈt̪it̪ː͡s̪ium]

Noun

armistitium n (genitive armistitiī or armistitī); second declension

1. truce

   Synonym: indūtiae

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	armistitium	armistitia
Genitive	armistitiī armistitī1	armistitiōrum
Dative	armistitiō	armistitiīs
Accusative	armistitium	armistitia
Ablative	armistitiō	armistitiīs
Vocative	armistitium	armistitia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• Catalan: armistici
• French: armistice
  • → Romanian: armistițiu
• English: armistice
• Galician: armisticio
• Italian: armistizio
• Portuguese: armistício
• Spanish: armisticio

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “armistitium”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC