venustas

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯eˈnus.taːs/, [u̯ɛˈnʊs̠t̪äːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /veˈnus.tas/, [veˈnust̪äs]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *wenostāts (“beauty”), from Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-os-teh₂ts, from *wénh₁-os (whence Proto-Italic *wenos) + *-teh₂ts, from *wenh₁- (“love”).

Noun

venustās f (genitive venustātis); third declension

  1. loveliness, comeliness, charm, grace, beauty, elegance, attractiveness
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative venustās venustātēs
Genitive venustātis venustātum
Dative venustātī venustātibus
Accusative venustātem venustātēs
Ablative venustāte venustātibus
Vocative venustās venustātēs

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

venustās

  1. accusative feminine plural of venustus
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