derbita

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear apart”). Compare Lithuanian dedervinė (“rash, eruption”), Polish odra (“measles”) and Latin derbiōsus (“scabby”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈder.bi.ta/, [ˈd̪ɛrbɪt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈder.bi.ta/, [ˈd̪ɛrbit̪ä]

Noun

derbita f (genitive derbitae); first declension

1. a disease of the skin, impetigo

   Synonym: impetīgō

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	derbita	derbitae
Genitive	derbitae	derbitārum
Dative	derbitae	derbitīs
Accusative	derbitam	derbitās
Ablative	derbitā	derbitīs
Vocative	derbita	derbitae

Derived terms

• derbiōsus