LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

operistitium

operistitium n (genitive operistitiī or operistitī)
Classical[ɔ.pɛ.rɪsˈtɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[o.pe.risˈtit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. New Latinneuterstrike (work stoppage)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoperistitiumoperistitia
genitiveoperistitiī
operistitī		operistitiōrum
dativeoperistitiōoperistitiīs
accusativeoperistitiumoperistitia
ablativeoperistitiōoperistitiīs
vocativeoperistitiumoperistitia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinoperistitium

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin operistitium From opus + sistō + -ium.

Quick answers

What does operistitium mean in Latin?
operistitium, a noun, means “strike (work stoppage)”.
What is the genitive of operistitium?
The genitive singular is operistitiī. operistitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce operistitium?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.pɛ.rɪsˈtɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.pe.risˈtit.t͡si.um].
Where does operistitium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos → Proto-Italic *opos → Latin operistitium.