LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

parasīta

parasīta f (genitive parasītae, masculine parasītus)
Classical[pa.raˈsiː.ta]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈs̬iː.ta]

Meaning

  1. feminineparasite

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparasītaparasītae
genitiveparasītaeparasītārum
dativeparasītaeparasītīs
accusativeparasītamparasītās
ablativeparasītāparasītīs
vocativeparasītaparasītae

părăsīta, ae, f. parasitus,
I. a female parasite: ciniflones, parasitae, Hor. S. 1, 2, 98.—
II. Transf.: imitatrix avis ac parasita, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 68.

Origins

See parasītus.

Quick answers

What does parasīta mean in Latin?
parasīta, a noun, means “parasite”.
What is the genitive of parasīta?
The genitive singular is parasītae. parasīta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce parasīta?
In classical Latin, [pa.raˈsiː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.raˈs̬iː.ta].