LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vestītūra

vestītūra f (genitive vestītūrae)
Classical[wɛs.tiːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[ves.tiˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latininvestiture
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinpossession
  3. EarlyMedieval Latinannual rent
  4. EarlyMedieval Latinrent for an ecclesiastical subjection
  5. EarlyMedieval Latinpersonal dependence
  6. EarlyMedieval Latinappurtenances
  7. EarlyMedieval Latinclothes, dress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevestītūravestītūrae
genitivevestītūraevestītūrārum
dativevestītūraevestītūrīs
accusativevestītūramvestītūrās
ablativevestītūrāvestītūrīs
vocativevestītūravestītūrae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéstis
  3. Proto-Italic*westis
  4. Latinvestītūra

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin vestīre Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin vestītūra From vestīre (“to cover with a garment, provide with clothing, dress, clothe, vest”) + -tūra (“-ture”). Attested in etymology 1 sense 2 from 769 CE, etymology 1 sense 1 from 777 CE, and etymology 1 sense 7 from 899 CE.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesevestidurafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vestidura
  • Spanishvestidura
  • Asturianvestidura
  • Galicianvestidurafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vestidura
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvestitura
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanvestidurafrom Old Catalan vestidura
  • Old Frenchvesteure
  • Old Occitanvestidura

In English words that came into English from vestītūra

  • vesturevestītūra
  • vestiturevestītūra

Quick answers

What does vestītūra mean in Latin?
vestītūra, a noun, means “investiture; possession; annual rent”.
What is the genitive of vestītūra?
The genitive singular is vestītūrae. vestītūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vestītūra?
In classical Latin, [wɛs.tiːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ves.tiˈtuː.ra].
Where does vestītūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wes- → Proto-Indo-European *wéstis → Proto-Italic *westis → Latin vestītūra.