DEBITA, debita
Sounds Like: DEH-bi-tah
Translations: debts, obligations, dues, due, owed, proper, fitting
From the root: DEBEO
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word can function as a noun or an adjective. As a noun, it is the plural form of 'debitum', meaning 'debts', 'obligations', or 'dues'. As an adjective, it is an inflected form of 'debitus', meaning 'due', 'owed', 'proper', or 'fitting'. It describes something that is owed or required.
Inflection: Noun: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative. Adjective: Feminine, Singular, Nominative; or Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative.
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DEBEO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- DEBEO — owe, ought, should, must, be indebted to
- DEBUERAT — he/she/it had owed, he/she/it ought to have, he/she/it should have
- DEBUERIT — he, she, or it ought to have, he, she, or it should have, he, she, or it must have, he, she, or it was due
- DEBUIT — he/she/it ought to have, he/she/it should have, he/she/it owed, he/she/it was obliged
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