promptitudo
Latin
Etymology
prōmptus + -tūdō
Noun
prōmptitūdō f (genitive prōmptitūdinis); third declension
- (Late Latin) promptitude
- early 5th c., Maximus of Turin, Sermones 57:
- ..., atque promptitudo eius fidei a Maximo commendatur.
- ...and the promptitude of his faith was commended by Maximus
- ..., atque promptitudo eius fidei a Maximo commendatur.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prōmptitūdō | prōmptitūdinēs |
| Genitive | prōmptitūdinis | prōmptitūdinum |
| Dative | prōmptitūdinī | prōmptitūdinibus |
| Accusative | prōmptitūdinem | prōmptitūdinēs |
| Ablative | prōmptitūdine | prōmptitūdinibus |
| Vocative | prōmptitūdō | prōmptitūdinēs |
Descendants
- → English: promptitude
- → French: promptitude
- → Spanish: prontitud
- Portuguese: prontidão
References
- “promptitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- promptitudo 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)
- promptitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- promptitudo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016