palaestrita
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλαιστρίτης (palaistrítēs, “like a wrestler; those who practised in the palaestra”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.lae̯sˈtriː.ta/, [päɫ̪äe̯s̠ˈt̪riːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.lesˈtri.ta/, [pälesˈt̪riːt̪ä]
Noun edit
palaestrīta f (genitive palaestrītae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palaestrīta | palaestrītae |
| Genitive | palaestrītae | palaestrītārum |
| Dative | palaestrītae | palaestrītīs |
| Accusative | palaestrītam | palaestrītās |
| Ablative | palaestrītā | palaestrītīs |
| Vocative | palaestrīta | palaestrītae |
Synonyms edit
- (wrestler): palaestēs
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Italian: palestrita
- Spanish: palestrita
References edit
- “palaestrita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “palaestrita”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palaestrita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.