Habitus

See also: habitus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːbitʊs/

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Noun

Habitus m (strong, genitive Habitus, plural Habitus)

1. habitus, disposition, bearing
2. (biology) habit, appearance

Declension

Declension of Habitus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Habitus	die	Habitus
genitive	eines	des	Habitus	der	Habitus
dative	einem	dem	Habitus	den	Habitus
accusative	einen	den	Habitus	die	Habitus

Further reading

• “Habitus” in Duden online
• “Habitus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈha.bi.tus/, [ˈhäbɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.tus/, [ˈäːbit̪us]

Proper noun

Habitus m sg (genitive Habitī); second declension

1. a male cognomen
   1. Aulus Cluentius Habitus the Elder (2nd century–88 BCE), a Roman nobleman of Larinum famed for his moral rectitude; father of A. Cluentius Habitus the Younger
   2. Aulus Cluentius Habitus the Younger (c. 103–p. 66 BCE), a wealthy citizen of Larinum who accused his stepfather of attempting to poison him, later defended in court by M. Tullius Cicero; son of A. Cluentius Habitus the Elder
   3. Aulus Vibius Habitus (1st century BCE–C.E. 1st century), Roman consul suffectus with L. Apronius in C.E. 8 and proconsul of Africa in C.E. 16–17

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Habitus
genitive	Habitī
dative	Habitō
accusative	Habitum
ablative	Habitō
vocative	Habite

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: Хабит (Habit)
• → Catalan: Habit
• → Portuguese: Hábito
• → Russian: Габит (Gabit)
• → Spanish: Hábito
• → Ukrainian: Габіт (Habit)