noun · neutersecond declension
philitia
philitia n pl (genitive philitiōrum)
Meaning
- neuterpluralThe communal meal of the Spartans
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | philitia |
| genitive | — | philitiōrum |
| dative | — | philitiīs |
| accusative | — | philitia |
| ablative | — | philitiīs |
| vocative | — | philitia |
phīlĭtĭa (in MSS. also phīdĭtĭa), ōrum, n., = φιλίτια (φιδίτια and φειδιτια),
I. the public meals of the Lacedœmonians, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 98.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
philitia ōrum, n
, φιλίτια, the public meals of the Lacedaemonians.
Origins
From Ancient Greek φιλίτια