humaniter

Latin

Etymology

From hūmānus (“humane, noble”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /huːˈmaː.ni.ter/, [huːˈmäːnɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uˈma.ni.ter/, [uˈmäːnit̪er]

Adverb

hūmāniter (comparative hūmānius, superlative hūmānissimē)

1. humanly, in a human manner.
2. humanely, kindly, politely; in a humane manner.

Synonyms

• (humanly): hūmānē, hūmānitus
• (humanely): hūmānē, hūmānitus

Related terms

• hūmāna
• hūmānē
• hūmānitās
• hūmānitus
• hūmānō
• hūmānum
• hūmānus

References

• “humaniter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “humaniter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• humaniter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.