puritas
Latin
Etymology 1
From pūrus.
Noun
pūritās f (genitive pūritātis); third declension
- (post-classical) Purity.
- Scopos puritas est cordis. The aim is purity of heart. (Scopos here is in the Greek nominative) John Cassian, Conferences of the Desert Fathers, chapter 4.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pūritās | pūritātēs |
| Genitive | pūritātis | pūritātum |
| Dative | pūritātī | pūritātibus |
| Accusative | pūritātem | pūritātēs |
| Ablative | pūritāte | pūritātibus |
| Vocative | pūritās | pūritātēs |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From pūs.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pūritās | pūritātēs |
| Genitive | pūritātis | pūritātum |
| Dative | pūritātī | pūritātibus |
| Accusative | pūritātem | pūritātēs |
| Ablative | pūritāte | pūritātibus |
| Vocative | pūritās | pūritātēs |
References
- puritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- puritas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- puritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- purity of style: integritas, sinceritas orationis (not puritas)
- purity of style: integritas, sinceritas orationis (not puritas)
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