Levita

From Lēvī (Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)) with the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “relational suffix”) or borrowed all-together from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs)

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫeːˈwiː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [leˈviː.t̪a]

Lēvītēs or Lēvīta m sg (genitive Lēvītae); first declension

1. A Levite, a member of the tribe of Levi

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs or otherwise), singular only.

• Italian: levita
• Spanish: levita