patriarchia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.triˈar.kʰi.a/, [pät̪riˈärkʰiä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.triˈar.ki.a/, [pät̪riˈärkiä]

Noun

patriarchia f (genitive patriarchiae); first declension

(Medieval Latin, Christianity)
  1. patriarchate (the dignity of a patriarch)
  2. a patriarchal church (each of the five great basilicae of Rome)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative patriarchia patriarchiae
Genitive patriarchiae patriarchiārum
Dative patriarchiae patriarchiīs
Accusative patriarchiam patriarchiās
Ablative patriarchiā patriarchiīs
Vocative patriarchia patriarchiae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: patriarchy

References

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