curia
See also: Curia and cúria
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin curia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjuːɹi.ə/
- Rhymes: -uːɹiə
Noun
curia (plural curias or curiae)
- (historical) Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- (historical) The Roman senate during the republic
- (historical) Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
Related terms
- Curia
- curial
- curiate
Translations
any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
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the Roman senate during the republic
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any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
Anagrams
- Cairu, auric, cauri
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cūria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.rja/
- Rhymes: -urja
- Hyphenation: cù‧ria
Noun
curia f (plural curie)
- diocese
- the Curia
- a professional association
Anagrams
- arcui, curai, urica
Latin
Etymology 1
From coviria (“male community”), analogous to com- + vir.
Noun
cūria f (genitive cūriae); first declension
- court
- senate or meeting house
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cūria | cūriae |
| Genitive | cūriae | cūriārum |
| Dative | cūriae | cūriīs |
| Accusative | cūriam | cūriās |
| Ablative | cūriā | cūriīs |
| Vocative | cūria | cūriae |
Derived terms
- curiālis
- curiātim
Etymology 2
see curium.
Noun
curia
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of curium
References
- “curia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- curia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- curia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “curia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “curia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “curia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- “curia”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
Sicilian
Noun
curia f
- Alternative spelling of curria
Spanish
Noun
curia f (plural curias)
- curia
Further reading
- “curia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014