antistes
Latin
Etymology 1
From antistō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtis.tes/, [än̪ˈt̪ɪs̠t̪ɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈtis.tes/, [än̪ˈt̪ist̪es]
Noun
antistes m or f (genitive antistitis); third declension
- overseer
- high priest
- Synonym: pontifex
- master (of an art)
- Synonym: magister
- bishop
- (female) overseer, chief priestess
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antistes | antistitēs |
| Genitive | antistitis | antistitum |
| Dative | antistitī | antistitibus |
| Accusative | antistitem | antistitēs |
| Ablative | antistite | antistitibus |
| Vocative | antistes | antistitēs |
Derived terms
- antistita
- antistitium
Descendants
- Portuguese: antístite
- Romanian: antiste
- Spanish: antístite
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtis.teːs/, [än̪ˈt̪ɪs̠t̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈtis.tes/, [än̪ˈt̪ist̪es]
Verb
antistēs
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of antistō
References
- “antistes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “antistes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- antistes 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)
- antistes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette