gentilitas
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gentīlis (“of a people or nation”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡenˈtiː.li.taːs/, [ɡɛn̪ˈt̪iːlʲɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒenˈti.li.tas/, [d͡ʒen̪ˈt̪iːlit̪äs]
Noun
[edit]gentīlitās f (genitive gentīlitātis); third declension
- the relationship of those who belong to the same gens
- relatives bearing the same name
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) heathenism, paganism
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) the heathens, pagans
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gentīlitās | gentīlitātēs |
| Genitive | gentīlitātis | gentīlitātum |
| Dative | gentīlitātī | gentīlitātibus |
| Accusative | gentīlitātem | gentīlitātēs |
| Ablative | gentīlitāte | gentīlitātibus |
| Vocative | gentīlitās | gentīlitātēs |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: gentility
- → French: gentilité
- → Italian: gentilità
- → Spanish: gentilidad
References
[edit]- “gentilitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gentilitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gentilitas 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)
- gentilitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- gentilitas in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “gentilitas”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin