celeritas
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /keˈle.ri.taːs/
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | celeritās | celeritātēs |
| Genitive | celeritātis | celeritātum |
| Dative | celeritātī | celeritātibus |
| Accusative | celeritātem | celeritātēs |
| Ablative | celeritāte | celeritātibus |
| Vocative | celeritās | celeritātēs |
Synonyms
- (quickness, swiftness): vēlōcitās
Descendants
- Catalan: celeritat
- English: celerity
- French: célérité
- Italian: celerità
- Portuguese: celeridade
- Spanish: celeridad
References
- celeritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- celeritas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- celeritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to overtake and pass some one: praecurrere aliquem (celeritate)
- dulness of intellect: ingenii tarditas (opp. celeritas)
- vivid, lively imagination: ingenii vis or celeritas
- readiness in debate, in repartee: celeritas in respondendo
- to overtake and pass some one: praecurrere aliquem (celeritate)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.