LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lītūrgia

lītūrgia f (genitive lītūrgiae)
Classical[liːˈtuːr.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[liˈtur.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinliturgy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelītūrgialītūrgiae
genitivelītūrgiaelītūrgiārum
dativelītūrgiaelītūrgiīs
accusativelītūrgiamlītūrgiās
ablativelītūrgiālītūrgiīs
vocativelītūrgialītūrgiae

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek λήϊτον(lḗïton)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  4. Ancient Greek -ουργός(-ourgós)
  5. Ancient Greek λειτουργός(leitourgós)
  6. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  7. Latinlītūrgia

Ancient Greek λειτουργῐ́ᾱ (leitourgĭ́ā)bor. Latin lītūrgia Borrowed from Ancient Greek λειτουργῐ́ᾱ (leitourgĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • Catalanlitúrgia
  • Englishliturgy
  • Frenchliturgie
  • GermanLiturgie
  • Italianliturgia
  • Occitanliturgia
  • Portugueseliturgia
  • Spanishliturgia
  • Dutchliturgie
  • Esperantoliturgio

In English words that came into English from lītūrgia

  • liturgylītūrgia

Quick answers

What does lītūrgia mean in Latin?
lītūrgia, a noun, means “liturgy”.
What is the genitive of lītūrgia?
The genitive singular is lītūrgiae. lītūrgia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lītūrgia?
In classical Latin, [liːˈtuːr.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈtur.d͡ʒi.a].
Where does lītūrgia come from?
Ancient Greek λήϊτον (lḗïton) → Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *worǵós → Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) → Ancient Greek λειτουργός (leitourgós) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin lītūrgia.