temeritas
Latin
Etymology
From temerē (“by chance, at random; rashly”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈme.ri.taːs/
Noun
temeritās f (genitive temeritātis); third declension
- hap, chance, accident
- rashness, thoughtlessness, temerity
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | temeritās | temeritātēs |
| Genitive | temeritātis | temeritātum |
| Dative | temeritātī | temeritātibus |
| Accusative | temeritātem | temeritātēs |
| Ablative | temeritāte | temeritātibus |
| Vocative | temeritās | temeritātēs |
Related terms
- temerāriē
- temerārius
- temerātor
- temerē
- temeriter
- temeritūdō
Descendants
- Catalan: temeritat
- English: temerity
- French: témérité
- Italian: temerità
- Portuguese: temeridade
- Spanish: temeridad
References
- temeritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- temeritas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- temeritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette