LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

plēbiscītum

plēbiscītum n (genitive plēbiscītī)
Classical[pɫeː.bɪsˈkiː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ple.biʃˈʃiː.tum]

Meaning

  1. plebiscite, decree of the people, which originally applied only to the plēbs and not the patricians

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplēbiscītumplēbiscīta
genitiveplēbiscītīplēbiscītōrum
dativeplēbiscītōplēbiscītīs
accusativeplēbiscītumplēbiscīta
ablativeplēbiscītōplēbiscītīs
vocativeplēbiscītumplēbiscīta

plēbiscītum (also separately plēbi scītum, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58), i. n. (abl. plebis scitu, Decret. ap. Cic. Att. 4, 2, 3) [plebs-scitum],
I. a decree or ordinance of the people (opp.: senatus consultum), Cic. Dom. 17, 44; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 4: plebis scitum igitur est secundum eum Capitonem lex quam plebes, non populus, accipit, Gell. 10, 20, 6; cf. plebs, I., and scitum, s. v. scisco, P. a.

Origins

From plēbs + scītum.

Descendants
  • Catalanplebiscit
  • Englishplebiscitum
  • Frenchplébiscite
  • Italianplebiscito
  • Portugueseplebiscito
  • Spanishplebiscito
  • Galicianplebiscito

In English words that came into English from plēbiscītum

  • plebisciteplēbiscītum
  • plebiscitumplēbiscītum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPlebiscitumPlebiscitum is the name for the decrees passed by the corporation of the plebs in answer to the rogatio of one of their own magistrates. When in later…

Quick answers

What does plēbiscītum mean in Latin?
plēbiscītum, a noun, means “plebiscite, decree of the people, which originally applied only to the plēbs and not the patricians”.
What is the genitive of plēbiscītum?
The genitive singular is plēbiscītī. plēbiscītum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce plēbiscītum?
In classical Latin, [pɫeː.bɪsˈkiː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ple.biʃˈʃiː.tum].