patriarchia

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: patriarchy

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