armistitium

Latin

Etymology

From arma (“arms, weapons”) +‎ sistō (“I halt”) +‎ -ium. Compare sōlstitium (“solstice”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.misˈti.ti.um/, [ärmɪs̠ˈt̪ɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.misˈtit.t͡si.um/, [ärmisˈt̪it̪ː͡s̪ium]

Noun

armistitium n (genitive armistitiī or armistitī); second declension

truce
Synonym: indūtiae

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	armistitium	armistitia
Genitive	armistitiī armistitī¹	armistitiōrum
Dative	armistitiō	armistitiīs
Accusative	armistitium	armistitia
Ablative	armistitiō	armistitiīs
Vocative	armistitium	armistitia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

Catalan: armistici
French: armistice
- → Romanian: armistițiu
English: armistice
Galician: armisticio
Italian: armistizio
Portuguese: armistício
Spanish: armisticio

References

R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “armistitium”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

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