investitura

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin investītūra. By surface analysis, investire +‎ -tura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.ve.stiˈtu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: in‧ve‧sti‧tù‧ra

Noun

investitura f (plural investiture)

1. investing (of a power or authority), investiture

Latin

Participle

investītūra

1. inflection of investītūrus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

investītūrā

1. ablative feminine singular of investītūrus

References

• investitura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian investitura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.vɛs.tɪˈtuː.ra/

Noun

investitura f (plural investituri)

1. investiture

Related terms

• investa
• investiment