LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

danīsta

danīsta m (genitive danīstae)
Classical[daˈniːs.ta]Ecclesiastical[daˈnis.ta]

Meaning

  1. A moneylender, usurer, creditor.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedanīstadanīstae
genitivedanīstaedanīstārum
dativedanīstaedanīstīs
accusativedanīstamdanīstās
ablativedanīstādanīstīs
vocativedanīstadanīstae

dănīsta, ae, m., = δανειστής,
I. a money-lender, usurer: fenerator (only in Plautus), Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 51; 2, 2, 67; id. Most. 3, 1, 6; id. Ps. 1, 3, 53; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 68, 14.—Hence, dănīstĭcus, a, um, adj., = δανειστικός, money-lending, usurious: genus hominum, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 129.

Origins

From Ancient Greek δανειστής (daneistḗs, “moneylender, creditor”).

Quick answers

What does danīsta mean in Latin?
danīsta, a noun, means “A moneylender, usurer, creditor.”.
What is the genitive of danīsta?
The genitive singular is danīstae. danīsta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce danīsta?
In classical Latin, [daˈniːs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [daˈnis.ta].