amaritas

Latin

Etymology

From amārus (“bitter, pungent”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.ri.taːs/, [aˈmaː.rɪ.taːs]

Noun

amāritās f (genitive amāritātis); third declension

(of taste) bitterness, harshness
- c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 2.9.14:
  […] non solum ab suco vehementi amaritate ab carie aut tinea non nocetur […]
  […], on account of the extreme bitterness of its juices, is not subject to rot and attack of the worm, […]

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amāritās	amāritātēs
Genitive	amāritātis	amāritātum
Dative	amāritātī	amāritātibus
Accusative	amāritātem	amāritātēs
Ablative	amāritāte	amāritātibus
Vocative	amāritās	amāritātēs

Synonyms

(bitterness): acerbitās, amāritiēs, amāritūdō, amārulentia, austēritās

Antonyms

(bitterness): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās

Related terms

References

amaritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
amaritas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
amaritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.