danista
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δανειστής (daneistḗs, “moneylender, creditor”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /daˈniːs.ta/, [d̪äˈniːs̠t̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /daˈnis.ta/, [d̪äˈnist̪ä]
Noun
danīsta m (genitive danīstae); first declension
- A moneylender, usurer, creditor.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | danīsta | danīstae |
| Genitive | danīstae | danīstārum |
| Dative | danīstae | danīstīs |
| Accusative | danīstam | danīstās |
| Ablative | danīstā | danīstīs |
| Vocative | danīsta | danīstae |
Synonyms
- (moneylender, usurer): faenerātor, toculiō
Related terms
- danīsticus
- danīstocratia
- danistocracy
References
- “danista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- danista 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)
- danista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- danista in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016