laxitas

Latin

Etymology

From laxus +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.si.taːs/, [ˈɫ̪äks̠ɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.si.tas/, [ˈläksit̪äs]

Noun

laxitās f (genitive laxitātis); third declension

1. width, spaciousness, roominess

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	laxitās	laxitātēs
genitive	laxitātis	laxitātum
dative	laxitātī	laxitātibus
accusative	laxitātem	laxitātēs
ablative	laxitāte	laxitātibus
vocative	laxitās	laxitātēs

Related terms

• laxāmentum
• laxē
• laxō
• laxus

Descendants

• English: laxity

References

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