lenitudo

Latin

Etymology

From lēnis (“soft”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /leː.niˈtuː.doː/, [ɫ̪eːnɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /le.niˈtu.do/, [leniˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

lēnitūdō f (genitive lēnitūdinis); third declension

  1. softness, mildness, gentleness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lēnitūdō lēnitūdinēs
Genitive lēnitūdinis lēnitūdinum
Dative lēnitūdinī lēnitūdinibus
Accusative lēnitūdinem lēnitūdinēs
Ablative lēnitūdine lēnitūdinibus
Vocative lēnitūdō lēnitūdinēs

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