amarities

Latin

Etymology

amārus (“bitter”) +‎ -itiēs

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.maːˈri.ti.eːs/, [ämäːˈrɪt̪ieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.maˈrit.t͡si.es/, [ämäˈrit̪ː͡s̪ies]

Noun

amāritiēs f (genitive amāritiēī); fifth declension

1. bitterness, harshness

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amāritiēs	amāritiēs
Genitive	amāritiēī	amāritiērum
Dative	amāritiēī	amāritiēbus
Accusative	amāritiem	amāritiēs
Ablative	amāritiē	amāritiēbus
Vocative	amāritiēs	amāritiēs

Synonyms

• (bitterness): amāritās, amāritūdo, amāror, amārulentia

Related terms

• amāricō
• amāritās
• *amāritia (Vulgar Latin)
• amāriter
• amāritūdo
• amāror
• amārulentia
• amārulentus
• amārus

Descendants

• Aromanian: amãreatsã
• Italian: amarezza
• Occitan: amaresa
• Romanian: amăreață

References

• “amarities”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amarities”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amarities in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.