LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

emphyteota

emphyteota m (genitive emphyteotae)
Classical[ɛm.pʰyˈe.ɔ.ta]Ecclesiastical[em.fiˈɛː.o.ta]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineindividual subject to an emphyteutic lease; individual given responsible over an emphyteuma (type of hereditary leasehold in Roman law granted for the purpose of cultivation)
  2. EnglandMedieval Latinmasculineindividual that assumes control or takes something with the purpose of embettering or ameliorating it.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeemphyteotaemphyteotae
genitiveemphyteotaeemphyteotārum
dativeemphyteotaeemphyteotīs
accusativeemphyteotamemphyteotās
ablativeemphyteotāemphyteotīs
vocativeemphyteotaemphyteotae

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐμφυτεύτης (emphuteútēs).

Descendants
  • Frenchemphytéota

Quick answers

What does emphyteota mean in Latin?
emphyteota, a noun, means “individual subject to an emphyteutic lease; individual given responsible over an emphyteuma (type of hereditary leasehold in Roman law granted for the purpose of cultivation); individual that assumes control or takes som”.
What is the genitive of emphyteota?
The genitive singular is emphyteotae. emphyteota is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce emphyteota?
In classical Latin, [ɛm.pʰyˈe.ɔ.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [em.fiˈɛː.o.ta].