civilitas

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cīvīlis (“civic, civil, courteous”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kiːˈu̯iː.li.taːs/, [kiːˈu̯iːlʲɪt̪äːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.li.tas/, [t͡ʃiˈviːlit̪äs]

Noun[edit]

cīvīlitās f (genitive cīvīlitātis); third declension

politics, the art/practice of government
courteousness, politeness
civility, moderation, restraint

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cīvīlitās	cīvīlitātēs
Genitive	cīvīlitātis	cīvīlitātum
Dative	cīvīlitātī	cīvīlitātibus
Accusative	cīvīlitātem	cīvīlitātēs
Ablative	cīvīlitāte	cīvīlitātibus
Vocative	cīvīlitās	cīvīlitātēs

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ Catalan: civilitat
→ English: civility
→ French: civilité
→ Friulian: civiltât
→ Italian: civiltà, civilità
→ Piedmontese: siviltà
→ Portuguese: civilidade
→ Romanian: civilitate
→ Spanish: civilidad

References[edit]

“civilitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
civilitas 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)
civilitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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