pietas

See also: pietàs

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pius (pious, devout) + -tās (-ty, -dom).

Pronunciation

Noun

pietās f (genitive pietātis); third declension

  1. Dutiful conduct, sense of duty.
  2. (to the gods) Piety, conscientiousness, scrupulousness,
  3. (to one's parents, children, relatives, country, benefactors, etc.) Duty, dutifulness, affection, love, loyalty, patriotism, gratitude.
  4. Gentleness, kindness, tenderness, pity, compassion.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pietās pietātēs
Genitive pietātis pietātum
Dative pietātī pietātibus
Accusative pietātem pietātēs
Ablative pietāte pietātibus
Vocative pietās pietātēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • pietas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pietas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pietas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • pietas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • pietas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pietas in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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