aviditas
Latin
Etymology
From avidus (“greedy, covetous; eager”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈwi.di.taːs/, [aˈwɪ.dɪ.taːs]
Noun
aviditās f (genitive aviditātis); third declension
- An eagerness for something, avidity, longing; covetousness, greed, avarice; gluttony, hunger.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aviditās | aviditātēs |
| Genitive | aviditātis | aviditātum |
| Dative | aviditātī | aviditātibus |
| Accusative | aviditātem | aviditātēs |
| Ablative | aviditāte | aviditātibus |
| Vocative | aviditās | aviditātēs |
Related terms
Related terms
- audeō
- avārē
- avāriter
- avāritia
- avāritiēs
- avārus
- avēns
- aventer
- aveō
- avidē
- aviditer
- avidus
Descendants
- English: avidity
- French: avidité
- Italian: avidità
References
- aviditas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aviditas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aviditas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette