charistia
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαρίστεια (kharísteia) or from Ancient Greek χαριστήριος (kharistḗrios, “thanksgiving offering”), from χᾰρίζω (kharízō, “to gratify, give graciously”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰaˈris.ti.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈris.ti.a/,
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.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | charistia |
| genitive | charistiōrum |
| dative | charistiīs |
| accusative | charistia |
| ablative | charistiīs |
| vocative | charistia |
Descendants
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