pietas
See also: pietàs
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.e.taːs/, [ˈpi.ɛ.taːs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.e.tas/, [ˈpiː.e.tas]
Noun
pietās f (genitive pietātis); third declension
- Dutiful conduct, sense of duty.
- (to the gods) Piety, conscientiousness, scrupulousness,
- (to one's parents, children, relatives, country, benefactors, etc.) Duty, dutifulness, affection, love, loyalty, patriotism, gratitude.
- 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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