deformitas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈfoːr.mi.taːs/, [d̪eːˈfoːrmɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈfor.mi.tas/, [d̪eˈfɔrmit̪äs]
Noun edit
dēfōrmitās f (genitive dēfōrmitātis); third declension
- (physically) The state of being deformed; deformity, ugliness, disfigurement.
- (morally) The state of being morally incorrect; baseness, vileness, appalling nature; disgrace.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēfōrmitās | dēfōrmitātēs |
| Genitive | dēfōrmitātis | dēfōrmitātum |
| Dative | dēfōrmitātī | dēfōrmitātibus |
| Accusative | dēfōrmitātem | dēfōrmitātēs |
| Ablative | dēfōrmitāte | dēfōrmitātibus |
| Vocative | dēfōrmitās | dēfōrmitātēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Catalan: deformitat
- English: deformity
- Galician: deformidade
- Italian: deformità
- Portuguese: deformidade
- Spanish: deformidad
References edit
- “deformitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “deformitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- deformitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.