numerositas
Latin
Etymology
From numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”) + -tās, from numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nu.meˈroː.si.taːs/, [nʊmɛˈroːs̠ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nu.meˈro.si.tas/, [numeˈrɔːs̬it̪äs]
Noun
numerōsitās f (genitive numerōsitātis); third declension
- great number, multitude
- rhythm, harmony
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | numerōsitās | numerōsitātēs |
| Genitive | numerōsitātis | numerōsitātum |
| Dative | numerōsitātī | numerōsitātibus |
| Accusative | numerōsitātem | numerōsitātēs |
| Ablative | numerōsitāte | numerōsitātibus |
| Vocative | numerōsitās | numerōsitātēs |
Related terms
- numerābilis
- numerālis
- numerārius
- numerātiō
- numerātor
- numerātus
- numerius
- numerō
- numerōsē
- numerōsiter
- numerōsus
- numerus
Descendants
- Italian: numerosità
- Portuguese: numerosidade
- Spanish: numerosidad
References
- “numerositas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- numerositas 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)
- numerositas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette