avaritia
Latin
Etymology
From avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.waːˈri.ti.a/, [a.waːˈrɪ.ti.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.vaˈri.t͡si.a/, [a.vaˈriː.t͡si.a]
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Noun
avāritia f (genitive avāritiae); first declension
- A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.
- Eagerness for food, gluttony, voracity.
- Stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness, meanness.
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | avāritia | avāritiae |
| Genitive | avāritiae | avāritiārum |
| Dative | avāritiae | avāritiīs |
| Accusative | avāritiam | avāritiās |
| Ablative | avāritiā | avāritiīs |
| Vocative | avāritia | avāritiae |
Synonyms
- (avarice): avāritiēs
Related terms
Descendants
References
- avaritia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avaritia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- avaritia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- avaritia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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