noun · neutersecond declension
comitia
comitia n pl (genitive comitiōrum)
Classical[kɔˈmɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[koˈmit.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- neuterplurala comitia; a Roman assembly for elections
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | comitia |
| genitive | — | comitiōrum |
| dative | — | comitiīs |
| accusative | — | comitia |
| ablative | — | comitiīs |
| vocative | — | comitia |
cŏmĭtĭa, ōrum, v. comitium, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
comitia ōrum, n
plur. of comitium, the Roman people in assembly, comitia curiata, of the patricians, held in the comitium, mainly to ratify or veto decrees of the senate: comitia fierent regi creando, L.; later only for taking the auspices, C. —Centuriata, the general assembly of the Roman people (usu. in the Campus Martius, instituted by Servius Tullius, and continued throughout the republic): consularia, for electing consuls: edicere comitia consulibus creandis, L. — Tributa, usu. in the Forum, but for choosing magistrates often in the Campus Martius, C., L.—Tribunicia, for electing tribunes of the plebs, L.: quaestoria. — An election: comitiis factis.
Origins
From the plural of comitium.