contiguitas

Latin

Etymology

contiguus (“bordering upon”) +‎ -tās

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔn.tɪˈɡu.ɪ.taːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kon̪.t̪iˈɡuː.i.t̪as]

Noun

contiguitās f (genitive contiguitātis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) contiguity

   Synonyms: propinquitās, vīcīnitās, adfīnitās

   Antonym: longinquitās

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	contiguitās	contiguitātēs
genitive	contiguitātis	contiguitātum
dative	contiguitātī	contiguitātibus
accusative	contiguitātem	contiguitātēs
ablative	contiguitāte	contiguitātibus
vocative	contiguitās	contiguitātēs

Descendants

• Catalan: contiguïtat
• English: contiguity
• French: contiguïté
• Italian: contiguità
• Portuguese: contiguidade
• Romanian: contiguitate
• Spanish: contigüidad

References

• "contiguitas", 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)