pulchritudo
Latin
Alternative forms
- pulcritūdō
Etymology
From pulcher (“beautiful”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pul.kʰriˈtuː.doː/, [pʊɫ.kʰrɪˈtuː.doː]
Noun
pulchritūdō f (genitive pulchritūdinis); third declension
- beauty, attractiveness
- excellence
- (by extension) a beautiful thing
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pulchritūdō | pulchritūdinēs |
| Genitive | pulchritūdinis | pulchritūdinum |
| Dative | pulchritūdinī | pulchritūdinibus |
| Accusative | pulchritūdinem | pulchritūdinēs |
| Ablative | pulchritūdine | pulchritūdinibus |
| Vocative | pulchritūdō | pulchritūdinēs |
Related terms
- pulcher
- pulchrē
- pulchrēscō
Descendants
- English: pulchritude
- Portuguese: pulcritude
- Spanish: pulcritud
References
- pulchritudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pulchritudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pulchritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette