amaritudo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From amārus (“bitter”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.maː.riˈtuː.doː/, [ämäːrɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ma.riˈtu.do/, [ämäriˈt̪uːd̪o]
Noun edit
amāritūdō f (genitive amāritūdinis); third declension
- (of taste) bitterness
- (of sound) harshness
- (figuratively, of feelings) severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amāritūdō | amāritūdinēs |
| Genitive | amāritūdinis | amāritūdinum |
| Dative | amāritūdinī | amāritūdinibus |
| Accusative | amāritūdinem | amāritūdinēs |
| Ablative | amāritūdine | amāritūdinibus |
| Vocative | amāritūdō | amāritūdinēs |
Synonyms edit
- (bitterness): amāritās, amāritiēs, amāror, amārulentia
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Franco-Provençal: amaritúdina
- French: amertume
- → Italian: amaritudine
References edit
- “amaritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amaritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.