charistia
Latin
Alternative forms
- caristia
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαρίστεια (kharísteia) or from Ancient Greek χαριστήριος (kharistḗrios, “thanksgiving offering”), from χᾰρίζω (kharízō, “to gratify, give graciously”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰaˈris.ti.a/, [kʰäˈrɪs̠t̪iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈris.ti.a/, [käˈrist̪iä]
Noun
charistia n pl (genitive charistiōrum); second declension
- a family banquet held three days after the Parentalia on February 20th, at which existing family feuds were settled
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | charistia |
| Genitive | charistiōrum |
| Dative | charistiīs |
| Accusative | charistia |
| Ablative | charistiīs |
| Vocative | charistia |
Descendants
- Sicilian: Caristia, Carìstia
- Italian: Caristia
- English: Caristia
References
- “charistia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “charistia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers