palaestrita
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλαιστρίτης (palaistrítēs, “like a wrestler; those who practised in the palaestra”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pa.lae̯sˈtriː.ta/, [päɫ̪äe̯s̠ˈt̪riːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.lesˈtri.ta/, [pälesˈt̪riːt̪ä]
Noun
palaestrīta f (genitive palaestrītae); first declension
Declension
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
- (wrestler): palaestēs
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: palestrita
References
- “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.