Romanitas
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Latin
Etymology
From Rōmānus (“of or belonging to Rome,” “Roman”) + -tās (“-ity”; noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /roːˈmaː.ni.taːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /roˈma.ni.tas/,
Noun
Rōmānitās f (genitive Rōmānitātis); third declension
- The culture, civilization, spirit, ideals or customs of ancient Rome; the fact of being Roman; Romanity, Romanness.
- Tertullian, De Pallio 4.1:
- Quid nunc, si est Romanitas omni salus, nec honestis tamen modis ad Graios estis?
- Tertullian, De Pallio 4.1:
- (Medieval Latin) Frankish Romance, French
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rōmānitās | Rōmānitātēs |
| genitive | Rōmānitātis | Rōmānitātum |
| dative | Rōmānitātī | Rōmānitātibus |
| accusative | Rōmānitātem | Rōmānitātēs |
| ablative | Rōmānitāte | Rōmānitātibus |
| vocative | Rōmānitās | Rōmānitātēs |
References
- "Romanitas", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
"Romanus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)