wita
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English wīte.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ta/
Noun
wīta f (genitive wītae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
- a fine, an amercement, a mulct (a pecuniary penalty)
- a vendetta, a feud
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | wīta | wītae |
Genitive | wītae | wītārum |
Dative | wītae | wītīs |
Accusative | wītam | wītās |
Ablative | wītā | wītīs |
Vocative | wīta | wītae |
Synonyms
- (fine, amercement, mulct): multa (Classical)
Derived terms
- jūrō secundum wītam
- plēna wīta
Related terms
- blōdwīta
- chilwīta
- ferdwīta
- fintwīta
- flitwīta
- heingwīta
- legerwīta
- leirwīta
- wardwīta
References
- wita in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “wita”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1,136/2
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿita
Etymology
From a Germanic base: cognate with Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon giwito, Old High German wizo. Related to wit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwitɑ/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʲi.ta/
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