castitas

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Latin

Etymology

From castus +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

castitās f (genitive castitātis); third declension

  1. purity
  2. morality
  3. chastity
    Synonym: pudīcitia

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative castitās castitātēs
genitive castitātis castitātum
dative castitātī castitātibus
accusative castitātem castitātēs
ablative castitāte castitātibus
vocative castitās castitātēs

Descendants

References

  • castitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • castitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • castitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.