civilitas
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kiːˈwiː.li.taːs/, [kiːˈwiː.lɪ.taːs]
Noun
cīvīlitās f (genitive cīvīlitātis); third declension
- politics, the art/practice of government
- courteousness, politeness
- civility, moderation, restraint
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cīvīlitās | cīvīlitātēs |
| Genitive | cīvīlitātis | cīvīlitātum |
| Dative | cīvīlitātī | cīvīlitātibus |
| Accusative | cīvīlitātem | cīvīlitātēs |
| Ablative | cīvīlitāte | cīvīlitātibus |
| Vocative | cīvīlitās | cīvīlitātēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: civilitat
- English: civility
- French: civilité
- Italian: civiltà, civilità
- Portuguese: civilidade
- Romanian: civilitate
- Spanish: civilidad
References
- civilitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- civilitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- civilitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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