peritia

Latin

Etymology

perītus (“experienced”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /peˈriː.ti.a/, [pɛˈriːt̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈrit.t͡si.a/, [peˈrit̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

perītia f (genitive perītiae); first declension

1. experience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill

   Synonyms: ūsus, experientia

Usage notes

This word appears from Sallustius onward; in Caesar or Cicero ūsus is used instead.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	perītia	perītiae
Genitive	perītiae	perītiārum
Dative	perītiae	perītiīs
Accusative	perītiam	perītiās
Ablative	perītiā	perītiīs
Vocative	perītia	perītiae

Descendants

• Italian: perizia
• Portuguese: perícia
• Spanish: pericia

References

• “peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• peritia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• peritia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung