austeritas

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Latin

Etymology

From austērus (sour, bitter; severe, rigid) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

austēritās f (genitive austēritātis); third declension

  1. (of taste) bitterness, harshness, sourness, astringency
  2. (of colors) darkness, dinginess, sombreness
  3. (figuratively) severity, austerity, strictness, sternness, rigor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative austēritās austēritātēs
Genitive austēritātis austēritātum
Dative austēritātī austēritātibus
Accusative austēritātem austēritātēs
Ablative austēritāte austēritātibus
Vocative austēritās austēritātēs

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