amaritudo

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Latin

Etymology

From amārus (bitter) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

amāritūdō f (genitive amāritūdinis); third declension

  1. (of taste) bitterness
  2. (of sound) harshness
  3. (figuratively, of feelings) severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: amaritúdina
  • French: amertume
  • Italian: amaritudine

References

  • amaritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amaritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.