vittea
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Saxon fittea, from Proto-Germanic *fitjō, *fitī; compare Old English fitt ( > Modern English fit).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwit.te.a/, [ˈwɪt.te.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvit.te.a/
Noun
vittea f (genitive vitteae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a fitt or section of an old Germanic poem
- From the Praefatio in librum antiquum lingua Saxonica conscriptum (preface to the Old Saxon Heliand), likely 9th century (manuscript from 16th century):
- Juxta morem vero illius poematis omne opus per vitteas distinxit, quas nos lectiones vel sententias possumus appellare.
- According to the form of that poem he has divided the entire work into fitts, which we might call readings or chapters.
- From the Praefatio in librum antiquum lingua Saxonica conscriptum (preface to the Old Saxon Heliand), likely 9th century (manuscript from 16th century):
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vittea | vitteae |
Genitive | vitteae | vitteārum |
Dative | vitteae | vitteīs |
Accusative | vitteam | vitteās |
Ablative | vitteā | vitteīs |
Vocative | vittea | vitteae |
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