What does prīmitia mean in Latin?

prīmitia, a noun, means “first fruits”.

What is the genitive of prīmitia?

The genitive singular is prīmitiae. prīmitia is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [priːˈmɪ.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [priˈmit.t͡si.a].

noun · femininefirst declension

prīmitia f (genitive prīmitiae)

Classical[priːˈmɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[priˈmit.t͡si.a]

in pluralfirst fruits
farra tamen veterēs iaciēbant, farra metēbant,Literal translation: Yet ancient [peoples] were sowing grains, [and] grains they were harvesting; [and,] having been reaped, the first-fruits [of these] grains they were giving to Ceres. Or, in more natural English: Yet the ancients were sowing and reaping grain crops, offering the first-fruits of their harvests to Ceres. (Note: Far, plural farra, is commonly mis-translated; see also Ceres (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.519–520

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