peritia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]perītus (“experienced”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /peˈriː.ti.a/, [pɛˈriːt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈrit.t͡si.a/, [peˈrit̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun
[edit]perītia f (genitive perītiae); first declension
- experience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill
- Synonyms: ūsus, experientia
Usage notes
[edit]This word appears from Sallustius onward; in Caesar or Cicero ūsus is used instead.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | perītia | perītiae |
| genitive | perītiae | perītiārum |
| dative | perītiae | perītiīs |
| accusative | perītiam | perītiās |
| ablative | perītiā | perītiīs |
| vocative | perītia | perītiae |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “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