urbanitas
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From urbānus (“of or pertaining to the city”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /urˈbaː.ni.taːs/, [ʊrˈbäːnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /urˈba.ni.tas/, [urˈbäːnit̪äs]
Noun
[edit]urbānitās f (genitive urbānitātis); third declension
- An instance of living in the city; city life.
- City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophistication.
- (of speech) Delicacy, elegance or refinement of speech; wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery; trickery, knavery.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | urbānitās | urbānitātēs |
| genitive | urbānitātis | urbānitātum |
| dative | urbānitātī | urbānitātibus |
| accusative | urbānitātem | urbānitātēs |
| ablative | urbānitāte | urbānitātibus |
| vocative | urbānitās | urbānitātēs |
Related terms
[edit]Related terms
Descendants
[edit]- Catalan: urbanitat
- French: urbanité
- Galician: urbanidade
- Italian: urbanità
- Occitan: urbanitat
- Portuguese: urbanidade
- Romanian: urbanitate
- Spanish: urbanidad
References
[edit]- “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- urbanitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]urbanitas m pl or f pl
Noun
[edit]urbanitas m pl or f pl