gentilitas

Latin

Etymology

From gentīlis (of a people or nation) + -tās.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡenˈtiː.li.taːs/, [ɡɛn̪ˈt̪iːlʲɪt̪äːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒenˈti.li.tas/, [d͡ʒen̪ˈt̪iːlit̪äs]

Noun

gentīlitās f (genitive gentīlitātis); third declension

  1. the relationship of those who belong to the same gens
  2. relatives bearing the same name
  3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) heathenism, paganism
  4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) the heathens, pagans

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gentīlitās gentīlitātēs
Genitive gentīlitātis gentīlitātum
Dative gentīlitātī gentīlitātibus
Accusative gentīlitātem gentīlitātēs
Ablative gentīlitāte gentīlitātibus
Vocative gentīlitās gentīlitātēs

Descendants

  • English: gentility
  • French: gentilité
  • Italian: gentilità
  • Spanish: gentilidad

References

  • 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, 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
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