amplitudo

Latin

Etymology

From amplus (great, large, ample) + -tūdō

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /am.pliˈtuː.doː/, [am.plɪˈtuː.doː]

Noun

amplitūdō f (genitive amplitūdinis); third declension

  1. (of space) A wide extent; breadth, width, amplitude, size, bulk, multiplicity, abundance.
  2. (figuratively) Greatness; dignity, grandeur, prestige, distinction, consequence.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amplitūdō amplitūdinēs
Genitive amplitūdinis amplitūdinum
Dative amplitūdinī amplitūdinibus
Accusative amplitūdinem amplitūdinēs
Ablative amplitūdine amplitūdinibus
Vocative amplitūdō amplitūdinēs

Descendants

References

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