urbanitas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From urbānus (“of or pertaining to the city”) + -tās.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /urˈbaː.ni.taːs/, [ʊrˈbäːnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /urˈba.ni.tas/, [urˈbäːnit̪äs]
Noun edit
urbānitās f (genitive urbānitātis); third declension
- An instance of living in the city; city life.
- City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophistication.
- (of speech) Delicacy, elegance or refinement of speech; wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery; trickery, knavery.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | urbānitās | urbānitātēs |
| Genitive | urbānitātis | urbānitātum |
| Dative | urbānitātī | urbānitātibus |
| Accusative | urbānitātem | urbānitātēs |
| Ablative | urbānitāte | urbānitātibus |
| Vocative | urbānitās | urbānitātēs |
Related terms edit
Related terms
Descendants edit
- Catalan: urbanitat
- French: urbanité
- Galician: urbanidade
- Italian: urbanità
- Occitan: urbanitat
- Portuguese: urbanidade
- Romanian: urbanitate
- Spanish: urbanidad
References edit
- “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- urbanitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
urbanitas m pl or f pl
Noun edit
urbanitas m pl or f pl