pulchritudo

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pulcher (beautiful) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pulchritūdō f (genitive pulchritūdinis); third declension

  1. beauty, attractiveness
    Synonyms: faciēs, decor, decus
    Antonyms: dēdecus, dehonestāmentum
  2. excellence
  3. (by extension) a beautiful thing

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pulchritūdō pulchritūdinēs
Genitive pulchritūdinis pulchritūdinum
Dative pulchritūdinī pulchritūdinibus
Accusative pulchritūdinem pulchritūdinēs
Ablative pulchritūdine pulchritūdinibus
Vocative pulchritūdō pulchritūdinēs
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Descendants

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References

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  • pulchritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pulchritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pulchritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.