emphyteuma

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμφύτευμα (emphúteuma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /em.pʰyˈteu̯.ma/, [ɛmpʰʏˈt̪ɛu̯mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /em.fiˈteu̯.ma/, [emfiˈt̪ɛːu̯mä]

Noun

emphyteuma n (genitive emphyteumatis); third declension

1. (Late Latin, law) type of hereditary leasehold in Roman law granted for the purpose of cultivation

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	emphyteuma	emphyteumata
genitive	emphyteumatis	emphyteumatum
dative	emphyteumatī	emphyteumatibus
accusative	emphyteuma	emphyteumata
ablative	emphyteumate	emphyteumatibus
vocative	emphyteuma	emphyteumata

Related terms

• emphyteosis f (noun)
• emphyteota m (noun)
• emphyteusis (adjective)
• emphyteuta m (noun)
• emphyteutarius (adjective)
• emphyteuticālis (adjective)
• emphyteuticarius (adjective)
• emphyteuticus (adjective)

Derived terms

• emphyteuticālis
• emphyteuticārius

References

• emphyteuma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.