Levites
See also: levites, lévités, levités, and lévites
English
Noun
Levites
- plural of Levite
Anagrams
- evilest, lievest, veilest, velites
Latin
Alternative forms
- Lēvīta
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leˈu̯iː.teːs/, [ɫ̪eˈu̯iːt̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈvi.tes/, [leˈviːt̪es]
Proper noun
Levītēs m (genitive Levītae); first declension
- a Levite
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Levītēs | Levītae |
| Genitive | Levītae | Levītārum |
| Dative | Levītae | Levītīs |
| Accusative | Levītēn | Levītās |
| Ablative | Levītē | Levītīs |
| Vocative | Levītē | Levītae |
References
- “Levites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Levites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette