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peritia

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Latin

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Etymology

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perītus (experienced) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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perītia f (genitive perītiae); first declension

  1. experience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill
    Synonyms: ūsus, experientia

Usage notes

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This word appears from Sallustius onward; in Caesar or Cicero ūsus is used instead.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative perītia perītiae
genitive perītiae perītiārum
dative perītiae perītiīs
accusative perītiam perītiās
ablative perītiā perītiīs
vocative perītia perītiae

Descendants

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  • Italian: perizia
  • Portuguese: perícia
  • Spanish: pericia

References

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  • peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • peritia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • peritia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • peritia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung