dulcitudo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dulcis (“sweet”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dul.kiˈtuː.doː/, [d̪ʊɫ̪kɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dul.t͡ʃiˈtu.do/, [d̪ul̠ʲt͡ʃiˈt̪uːd̪o]
Noun edit
dulcitūdō f (genitive dulcitūdinis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dulcitūdō | dulcitūdinēs |
| Genitive | dulcitūdinis | dulcitūdinum |
| Dative | dulcitūdinī | dulcitūdinibus |
| Accusative | dulcitūdinem | dulcitūdinēs |
| Ablative | dulcitūdine | dulcitūdinibus |
| Vocative | dulcitūdō | dulcitūdinēs |
Synonyms edit
- (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, iūcunditās, lepor
- (sweetness): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “sweetness”): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās
Related terms edit
Related terms
Descendants edit
- → English: dulcitude
- Italian: dolcitudine
- Old Galician-Portuguese: dulçedũe
- Spanish: dulcedumbre
References edit
- “dulcitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dulcitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dulcitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.