danista
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δανειστής (daneistḗs, “moneylender, creditor”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [daˈniːs.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪aˈnis.t̪a]
Noun
danīsta m (genitive danīstae); first declension
- A moneylender, usurer, creditor.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | danīsta | danīstae |
| genitive | danīstae | danīstārum |
| dative | danīstae | danīstīs |
| accusative | danīstam | danīstās |
| ablative | danīstā | danīstīs |
| vocative | danīsta | danīstae |
Synonyms
- (moneylender, usurer): faenerātor, toculiō
Related terms
- danīsticus
- danīstocratia
- danistocracy
References
- “danista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "danista", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- danista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- danista in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016