tristitia

Latin

Etymology

From trīstis (“sad”) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /triːsˈti.ti.a/, [triːsˈtɪ.ti.a]

Noun

trīstitia f (genitive trīstitiae); first declension

sadness, sorrow, melancholy
the (sad) state of things
(of demeanor) moroseness, sourness

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trīstitia	trīstitiae
Genitive	trīstitiae	trīstitiārum
Dative	trīstitiae	trīstitiīs
Accusative	trīstitiam	trīstitiās
Ablative	trīstitiā	trīstitiīs
Vocative	trīstitia	trīstitiae

Synonyms

(sadness): trīstitās, trīstitūdō

Related terms

Descendants

French: tristesse
Italian: tristezza, tristizia
Portuguese: tristeza
Romanian: tristețe
Spanish: tristeza

References

tristitia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
tristitia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
tristitia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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