aptitudo

Latin

Etymology

From aptus (“suitable, fit”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ap.tiˈtuː.doː/, [äpt̪ɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.tiˈtu.do/, [äpt̪iˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

aptitūdō f (genitive aptitūdinis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) aptitude, fitness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aptitūdō	aptitūdinēs
Genitive	aptitūdinis	aptitūdinum
Dative	aptitūdinī	aptitūdinibus
Accusative	aptitūdinem	aptitūdinēs
Ablative	aptitūdine	aptitūdinibus
Vocative	aptitūdō	aptitūdinēs

Related terms

• apō
• aptus

Descendants

• → Catalan: aptitud
• → English: aptitude
• → French: aptitude
• → Galician: aptitude
• →? Italian: attitudine
  • → French: attitude
    • → English: attitude
  • → Romanian: atitudine
• → Portuguese: aptidão
• → Romanian: aptitudine
• → Spanish: aptitud

References

• aptitudo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• aptitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• aptitudo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016