charistia
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χαρίστεια (kharísteia) or from Ancient Greek χαριστήριος (kharistḗrios, “thanksgiving offering”), from χᾰρίζω (kharízō, “to gratify, give graciously”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰaˈris.ti.a/, [kʰäˈrɪs̠t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈris.ti.a/, [käˈrist̪iä]
Noun
editcharistia n pl (genitive charistiōrum); second declension
- a family banquet held three days after the Parentalia on February 20th, at which existing family feuds were settled
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | charistia |
Genitive | charistiōrum |
Dative | charistiīs |
Accusative | charistia |
Ablative | charistiīs |
Vocative | charistia |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “charistia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “charistia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers