certitudo

Latin

Etymology

From certus (“certain”) +‎ -tūdō.

Noun

certitūdō f (genitive certitūdinis); third declension

1. certainty, certitude

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	certitūdō	certitūdinēs
Genitive	certitūdinis	certitūdinum
Dative	certitūdinī	certitūdinibus
Accusative	certitūdinem	certitūdinēs
Ablative	certitūdine	certitūdinibus
Vocative	certitūdō	certitūdinēs

Descendants

• English: certitude
• French: certitude
• Italian: certitudine
• Old Galician-Portuguese: certedũe, certidõe
  • Galician: certidume
  • Portuguese: certidão
• Romanian: certitudine
• Spanish: certidumbre

References

• certitudo 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)