ferocitas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) + -tās.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /feˈroː.ki.taːs/, [fɛˈroːkɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈro.t͡ʃi.tas/, [feˈrɔːt͡ʃit̪äs]
Noun edit
ferōcitās f (genitive ferōcitātis); third declension
- fierceness, ferocity
- Synonyms: crūdēlitās, feritās, sevēritās, asperitās
- Antonyms: misericordia, pietās, eleēmosyna, lēnitās
Usage notes edit
- According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia).
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ferōcitās | ferōcitātēs |
| Genitive | ferōcitātis | ferōcitātum |
| Dative | ferōcitātī | ferōcitātibus |
| Accusative | ferōcitātem | ferōcitātēs |
| Ablative | ferōcitāte | ferōcitātibus |
| Vocative | ferōcitās | ferōcitātēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Catalan: ferocitat
- English: ferocity
- French: férocité
- Galician: ferocidade
- Italian: ferocità
- Portuguese: ferocidade
- Romanian: ferocitate
- Spanish: ferocidad
References edit
- “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ferocitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ferocitas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung