vittea
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Saxon *fittea, from Proto-West Germanic *fittju, from Proto-Germanic *fitjō, *fitī; compare Old English fitt ( > Modern English fit), German Fitze.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯it.te.a/, [ˈu̯ɪt̪ːeä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvit.te.a/, [ˈvit̪ːeä]
Noun
vittea f (genitive vitteae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a fitt or section of an old Germanic poem
- From the Praefatio in librum antiquum lingua Saxonica conscriptum (preface to the Old Saxon Heliand), likely 9th century (manuscript from 16th century):
- Juxta morem vero illius poematis omne opus per vitteas distinxit, quas nos lectiones vel sententias possumus appellare.
- According to the form of that poem he has divided the entire work into fitts, which we might call readings or chapters.
- From the Praefatio in librum antiquum lingua Saxonica conscriptum (preface to the Old Saxon Heliand), likely 9th century (manuscript from 16th century):
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vittea | vitteae |
| Genitive | vitteae | vitteārum |
| Dative | vitteae | vitteīs |
| Accusative | vitteam | vitteās |
| Ablative | vitteā | vitteīs |
| Vocative | vittea | vitteae |
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