noun

ămĭta

gen. ămĭtae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

cf. abba, avus, and Engl. aunt (so the mother's sister is called matertera, from mater; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10)

a father's sister; a paternal aunt

a father's sister, a paternal aunt, Cic. Clu. 10; Liv. 39, 11; Tac. A. 12, 64; 27, 16; Vulg. Lev. 20, 19 et saep.—

hence

a sister of a grandfather; a great-aunt

Amita magna, a sister of a grandfather (avi), a great-aunt, Tac. A. 2, 27; Paul. l. c.—

an aunt of a grandfather

Amita major, an aunt of a grandfather, Paul. l. c. and Fest. s. v. Major, p. 98.—

an aunt of a great-grandfather; also called

Amita maxima, an aunt of a great-grandfather, also called abamita, Paul. l. c. and Fest. s. v. Major, p. 98.

Perseus ID: n2256 Key: amita