Levita

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Latin

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Lēvītēs or Lēvīta m sg (genitive Lēvītae); first declension

  1. A Levite, a member of the tribe of Levi

Declension

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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

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  • Italian: levita