praestigia

Latin

Noun

praestīgia f (genitive praestīgiae); first declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) deception, illusion, trick
  2. act of legerdemain, sleight of hand, magic trick

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative praestīgia praestīgiae
genitive praestīgiae praestīgiārum
dative praestīgiae praestīgiīs
accusative praestīgiam praestīgiās
ablative praestīgiā praestīgiīs
vocative praestīgia praestīgiae

Noun

praestīgia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of praestīgium

Further reading

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “stringō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 591-592
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