virginitas

Latin

Etymology

From virgō (“virgin, maiden”) +‎ -tās

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /wirˈɡi.ni.taːs/, [wɪrˈɡɪ.nɪ.taːs]

Noun

virginitās f (genitive virginitātis); third declension

virginity, maidenhood

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	virginitās	virginitātēs
Genitive	virginitātis	virginitātum
Dative	virginitātī	virginitātibus
Accusative	virginitātem	virginitātēs
Ablative	virginitāte	virginitātibus
Vocative	virginitās	virginitātēs

Related terms

virginālis
virginārius
virgineus

virginor
virgō

Descendants

Italian: verginità
Spanish: virginidad

References

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

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