noun · neutersecond declension
dēbitum
dēbitum n (genitive dēbitī)
Classical[ˈdeː.bɪ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.bi.tum]
Meaning
- A debt; something that is owed to another person or entity.
- An obligation.
- A rent, rental payment
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod dēbētur, aes aliēnumdēbitum -ī (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 16
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēbitum | dēbita |
| genitive | dēbitī | dēbitōrum |
| dative | dēbitō | dēbitīs |
| accusative | dēbitum | dēbita |
| ablative | dēbitō | dēbitīs |
| vocative | dēbitum | dēbita |
dēbĭtum, i, n., v. debeo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēbitum ī, n
debeo, what is owing, a debt : debita consectari: Fundanio solutum esse: debito fraudari.—Fig.: morbo naturae debitum reddere, pay the debt to nature , i. e. die , N.: (beneficiis) ut debitis uti, receive as my due , S.
Origins
From dēbeō, dēhibeō (“owe, have obligation”).
Elsewhere
- Frenchdébit
- Romaniandebitfrom French débit
- Italiandebito
- Englishdebitfrom Middle French debet
- Portuguesedébito
- Spanishdébito
- Dalmatiandebeta
- Galiciandébito
- Siciliandèbbitufrom Italian debito
- Russianде́бетfrom Middle French debet
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchdettefrom Old French dete
- Frenchdebtefrom Old French dete
- Englishdebtfrom Old French dete
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalandeute
- Occitandeuta
- Occitandeute
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesedívidafrom Old Galician-Portuguese divida
- Spanishdeuda
- Asturiandeldafrom Old Leonese deveda
- Asturiandébedafrom Old Leonese deveda
- Leonesedébedafrom Old Leonese deveda
- Mirandesedíbedafrom Old Leonese deveda
- Galiciandébedafrom Old Galician-Portuguese divida
Insular Romance
- Sardiniandépidu
Italo-Romance
- Italiandovuto
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshdaivet
In English words that came into English from dēbitum
- debtdēbita
- debitdēbitum