alacritas

Latin

Etymology

From alacer (“brisk”) +‎ -tās (“-ity”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈla.kri.taːs/, [aˈɫa.krɪ.taːs]

Noun

alacritās f (genitive alacritātis); third declension

cheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation
alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour
joy, rejoicing, exultation, triumph

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alacritās	alacritātēs
Genitive	alacritātis	alacritātum
Dative	alacritātī	alacritātibus
Accusative	alacritātem	alacritātēs
Ablative	alacritāte	alacritātibus
Vocative	alacritās	alacritātēs

Related terms

alacer
alacris
alacriter

Descendants

English: alacrity (borrowed)
French: alacrité
Galician: alacridade

Italian: alacrità
Portuguese: alacridade
Spanish: alacridad

References

alacritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
alacritas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
alacritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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