virginitas
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From virgō (“virgin, maiden”) + -tās.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯irˈɡi.ni.taːs/, [u̯ɪrˈɡɪnɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /virˈd͡ʒi.ni.tas/, [virˈd͡ʒiːnit̪äs]
Noun[edit]
virginitās f (genitive virginitātis); third declension
Declension[edit]
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 terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: virginitat
- English: virginity
- French: virginité
- Galician: virxinidade
- Italian: verginità
- Occitan: virginitat
- Portuguese: virgindade
- Romanian: virginitate
- Spanish: virginidad
References[edit]
- “virginitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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.