LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

archimandrīta

archimandrīta m (genitive archimandrītae)
Classical[ar.kʰɪ.manˈdriː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ar.ki.manˈdriː.ta]

Meaning

  1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  2. A chief or principal of monks; abbot.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchimandrītaarchimandrītae
genitivearchimandrītaearchimandrītārum
dativearchimandrītaearchimandrītīs
accusativearchimandrītamarchimandrītās
ablativearchimandrītāarchimandrītīs
vocativearchimandrītaarchimandrītae

archĭmandrīta, ae, m., = ἀρχιμανδρίτης,
I. a chief or principal of monks, an abbot, Sid. Ep. 8, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  4. Ancient Greek ἀρχι-(arkhi-)
  5. Ancient Greek μάνδρα(mándra)
  6. Latinarchimandrīta

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs)bor. Latin archimandrīta Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs, “abbot”).

Descendants
  • Catalanarximandrita
  • Englisharchimandrite
  • Frencharchimandrite
  • Italianarchimandrita
  • Portuguesearquimandrita
  • Spanisharchimandrita
  • Galicianarquimandrita

In English words that came into English from archimandrīta

  • archimandritearchimandrīta

Quick answers

What does archimandrīta mean in Latin?
archimandrīta, a noun, means “The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.; A chief or principal of monks; abbot.”.
What is the genitive of archimandrīta?
The genitive singular is archimandrītae. archimandrīta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce archimandrīta?
In classical Latin, [ar.kʰɪ.manˈdriː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.ki.manˈdriː.ta].
Where does archimandrīta come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) → Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra) → Latin archimandrīta.