peritia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
perītus (“experienced”) + -ia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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.
Case | 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