antistita, antistitae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
(high) priestess (of a temple/deity, w/GEN);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | antistita | antistitae |
| Gen. | antistitae | antistitarum |
| Dat. | antistitae | antistitis |
| Acc. | antistitam | antistitas |
| Voc. | antistita | antistitae |
| Abl. | antistita | antistitis |
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...auditis clamorem meum, ferte suppetias qui Veneri Veneriaeque antistitae more antiquo in custodelam suom commiserunt caput, praetorquete iniuriae..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...arva. XXII. Sacerdotes quoque feminas M. Cicero "antistitas" dicit, non secundum grammaticam legem "antistites". Nam cum insolentias verborum..."