litterae patentes

Latin

Etymology

From litterae (“letter, epistle”) + patentēs (“open, exposed”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlit.te.rae̯ paˈten.teːs/, [ˈlɪt.tɛ.rae̯ paˈtɛn.teːs]

Noun

litterae patentēs f pl (genitive litterārum patentium); first declension

  1. letters patent, an open document, usually official.

Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative litterae patentēs
Genitive litterārum patentium
Dative litterīs patentibus
Accusative litterās patentēs
litterās patentīs
Ablative litterīs patentibus
Vocative litterae patentēs

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