aviditas

Latin

Etymology

From avidus (“greedy, covetous; eager”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈwi.di.taːs/, [aˈwɪ.dɪ.taːs]

Noun

aviditās f (genitive aviditātis); third declension

An eagerness for something, avidity, longing; covetousness, greed, avarice; gluttony, hunger.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aviditās	aviditātēs
Genitive	aviditātis	aviditātum
Dative	aviditātī	aviditātibus
Accusative	aviditātem	aviditātēs
Ablative	aviditāte	aviditātibus
Vocative	aviditās	aviditātēs

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

English: avidity
French: avidité
Italian: avidità

References

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

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