asperitas

See also: Asperitas

English
Asperitas clouds over Tallinn

Etymology

Latin asperitās to replace the older undulatus asperatus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æsˈpɛɹɪtas/, /æsˈpɛɹɪtæs/
  • Hyphenation: as‧pe‧ri‧tas

Noun

asperitas (plural asperitates or asperitases or asperitas)

  1. A cloud formation characterized by wavy undulations in the cloud base.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

asper +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /asˈpe.ri.taːs/, [asˈpɛ.rɪ.taːs]

Noun

asperitās f (genitive asperitātis); third declension

  1. unevenness, roughness
  2. harshness, sharpness, acidity, tartness
  3. severity, fierceness, asperity

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative asperitās asperitātēs
Genitive asperitātis asperitātum
Dative asperitātī asperitātibus
Accusative asperitātem asperitātēs
Ablative asperitāte asperitātibus
Vocative asperitās asperitātēs

Descendants

References
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