virginitas
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From virgō (“virgin, maiden”) + -tās
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯irˈɡi.ni.taːs/, [u̯ɪrˈɡɪnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /virˈd͡ʒi.ni.tas/, [virˈd͡ʒiːnit̪äs]
NounEdit
virginitās f (genitive virginitātis); third declension
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | virginitās | virginitātēs |
| Genitive | virginitātis | virginitātum |
| Dative | virginitātī | virginitātibus |
| Accusative | virginitātem | virginitātēs |
| Ablative | virginitāte | virginitātibus |
| Vocative | virginitās | virginitātēs |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- English: virginity
- French: virginité
- Galician: virxinidade
- Italian: verginità
- Spanish: virginidad
ReferencesEdit
- “virginitas”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “virginitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- virginitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette