venustas

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈnus.taːs/, [u̯ɛˈnʊs̠t̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈnus.tas/, [veˈnust̪äs]

Etymology 1

From venus (“loveliness”) +‎ -tās.

Noun

venustās f (genitive venustātis); third declension

1. loveliness, comeliness, charm, grace, beauty, elegance, attractiveness

   Synonym: venus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	venustās	venustātēs
Genitive	venustātis	venustātum
Dative	venustātī	venustātibus
Accusative	venustātem	venustātēs
Ablative	venustāte	venustātibus
Vocative	venustās	venustātēs

References

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

venustās

1. accusative feminine plural of venustus