proclivitas

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Latin

Etymology

prōclīvis +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

prōclīvitās f (genitive prōclīvitātis); third declension

  1. steep descent
  2. tendency, proneness, disposition, propensity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōclīvitās prōclīvitātēs
genitive prōclīvitātis prōclīvitātum
dative prōclīvitātī prōclīvitātibus
accusative prōclīvitātem prōclīvitātēs
ablative prōclīvitāte prōclīvitātibus
vocative prōclīvitās prōclīvitātēs

Descendants

  • → English: proclivity
  • → French: proclivité (learned)
  • → Italian: proclività (learned)
  • → Spanish: proclividad (learned)

References

  • proclivitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • proclivitas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “proclivitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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