avarities
Latin
Etymology
From avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.waːˈri.ti.eːs/, [a.waːˈrɪ.ti.eːs]
Noun
avāritiēs f (genitive avāritiēī); fifth declension
- A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.
Inflection
Fifth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | avāritiēs | avāritiēs |
| Genitive | avāritiēī | avāritiērum |
| Dative | avāritiēī | avāritiēbus |
| Accusative | avāritiem | avāritiēs |
| Ablative | avāritiē | avāritiēbus |
| Vocative | avāritiēs | avāritiēs |
Synonyms
- (avarice): avāritia
Related terms
References
- avarities in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avarities in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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