LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lista

Lista f sg (genitive Listae)
Classical[ˈlɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈlis.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularAn ancient city of Central Italy, situated near Reate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLista—
genitiveListae—
dativeListae—
accusativeListam—
ablativeListā—
vocativeLista—
locativeListae—

Origins

Known in Greek as Λίστα (Lísta). Possibly from Proto-Italic *loizā (“furrow”) with a participial suffix common to Sabine placenames.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyListaLista (Λίστα), a very ancient city of Central Italy, which, according to Varro (ap. Dionys. 1.14), was the metropolis of the Aborigines, when that peo…

Quick answers

What does Lista mean in Latin?
Lista, a proper noun, means “An ancient city of Central Italy, situated near Reate”.
What is the genitive of Lista?
The genitive singular is Listae. Lista is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lista?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlis.ta].