suavitas
Latin
Etymology
From suāvis (“sweet”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu̯aː.u̯i.taːs/, [ˈs̠u̯äːu̯ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈswa.vi.tas/, [ˈswäːvit̪äs]
Noun
suāvitās f (genitive suāvitātis); third declension
- (appealing to the senses) sweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance)
- (appealing to the mind or feelings) pleasantness, agreeableness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | suāvitās | suāvitātēs |
Genitive | suāvitātis | suāvitātum |
Dative | suāvitātī | suāvitātibus |
Accusative | suāvitātem | suāvitātēs |
Ablative | suāvitāte | suāvitātibus |
Vocative | suāvitās | suāvitātēs |
Synonyms
- (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
- (sweetness of taste): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia
Antonyms
- (sweetness): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās
Related terms
- suāvis
Descendants
- English: suavity
- French: suavité
- Italian: soavità
- Spanish: suavidad
References
- “suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- suavitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis
- the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis