rectitudo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Post-Classical, from rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
Noun edit
rēctitūdō f (genitive rēctitūdinis); third declension
- straightness, directness
- uprightness, (moral) rectitude
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rēctitūdō | rēctitūdinēs |
| Genitive | rēctitūdinis | rēctitūdinum |
| Dative | rēctitūdinī | rēctitūdinibus |
| Accusative | rēctitūdinem | rēctitūdinēs |
| Ablative | rēctitūdine | rēctitūdinibus |
| Vocative | rēctitūdō | rēctitūdinēs |
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References edit
- “rectitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rectitudo 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)
- rectitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- rectitudo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016