Romanitas
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Latin
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Etymology
[edit]From Rōmānus (“of or belonging to Rome,” “Roman”) + -tās (“-ity”; noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /roːˈmaː.ni.taːs/, [roːˈmäːnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /roˈma.ni.tas/, [roˈmäːnit̪äs]
Noun
[edit]Rōmānitās f (genitive Rōmānitātis); third declension
- The culture, civilization, spirit, ideals or customs of ancient Rome; the fact of being Roman; Romanity, Romanness.
- Tertullian, De Pallio 4.1:
- Quid nunc, si est Romanitas omni salus, nec honestis tamen modis ad Graios estis?
- Tertullian, De Pallio 4.1:
- (Medieval Latin) Frankish Romance, French
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rōmānitās | Rōmānitātēs |
| genitive | Rōmānitātis | Rōmānitātum |
| dative | Rōmānitātī | Rōmānitātibus |
| accusative | Rōmānitātem | Rōmānitātēs |
| ablative | Rōmānitāte | Rōmānitātibus |
| vocative | Rōmānitās | Rōmānitātēs |
References
[edit]- Romanitas 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)
Romanus 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)