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democratia
democratia
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā, “democracy”, “popular government”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.moˈkra.ti.a/
Noun
dēmocratia f (genitive dēmocratiae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēmocratia | dēmocratiae |
| genitive | dēmocratiae | dēmocratiārum |
| dative | dēmocratiae | dēmocratiīs |
| accusative | dēmocratiam | dēmocratiās |
| ablative | dēmocratiā | dēmocratiīs |
| vocative | dēmocratia | dēmocratiae |
Related terms
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “dēmocrătĭa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- democratia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- democratia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- democratia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin