LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

lēgista

lēgista m (genitive lēgistae)
Classical[ɫeːˈɡɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[leˈd͡ʒis.ta]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinone skilled in law, legist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēgistalēgistae
genitivelēgistaelēgistārum
dativelēgistaelēgistīs
accusativelēgistamlēgistās
ablativelēgistālēgistīs
vocativelēgistalēgistae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lḗǵs?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lḗgʰs?
  5. Proto-Italic*lēks
  6. Latinlēgista

Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Latin lēgista From lēx (“law”) + -ista (“-ist”).

Quick answers

What does lēgista mean in Latin?
lēgista, a noun, means “one skilled in law, legist”.
What is the genitive of lēgista?
The genitive singular is lēgistae. lēgista is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lēgista?
In classical Latin, [ɫeːˈɡɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈd͡ʒis.ta].
Where does lēgista come from?
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? → Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? → Proto-Italic *lēks → Latin lēgista.