LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper nounfirst declension

Lēvītēs

Lēvītēs or Lēvīta m sg (genitive Lēvītae)
Classical[ɫeːˈwiː.ta]Ecclesiastical[leˈviː.ta]

Meaning

  1. a Levite; a member of the tribe of Levi

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLēvītēs
Lēvīta		—
genitiveLēvītae—
dativeLēvītae—
accusativeLēvītēn
Lēvītam		—
ablativeLēvītē
Lēvītā		—
vocativeLēvīta—

Lēvīta, ae, v. Levites
I. init.

Origins

From Lēvī (Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)) with the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “relational suffix”) or borrowed all-together from Ancient Greek Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs)

Descendants
  • Catalanlevita
  • Italianlevita
  • Spanishlevita

Quick answers

What does Lēvītēs mean in Latin?
Lēvītēs, a proper noun, means “a Levite; a member of the tribe of Levi”.
What is the genitive of Lēvītēs?
The genitive singular is Lēvītae. Lēvītēs is first declension.
How do you pronounce Lēvītēs?
In classical Latin, [ɫeːˈwiː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈviː.ta].