aptitudo
Latin
Etymology
From aptus (“suitable, fit”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ap.tiˈtuː.doː/, [äpt̪ɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ap.tiˈtu.do/, [äpt̪iˈt̪uːd̪o]
Noun
aptitūdō f (genitive aptitūdinis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) aptitude, fitness
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aptitūdō | aptitūdinēs |
| Genitive | aptitūdinis | aptitūdinum |
| Dative | aptitūdinī | aptitūdinibus |
| Accusative | aptitūdinem | aptitūdinēs |
| Ablative | aptitūdine | aptitūdinibus |
| Vocative | aptitūdō | aptitūdinēs |
Related terms
- apō
- aptus
Descendants
- → Catalan: aptitud
- → English: aptitude
- → French: aptitude
- → Galician: aptitude
- →? Italian: attitudine
- → English: attitude
- → French: attitude
- → Romanian: atitudine
- → Portuguese: aptidão
- → Romanian: aptitudine
- → Spanish: aptitud
References
- aptitudo 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)
- aptitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- aptitudo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016