LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

adversitās

adversitās f (genitive adversitātis)
Classical[adˈwɛr.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[adˈvɛr.si.tas]

Meaning

  1. opposition, contrariety

In the readers how our graded readers gloss it

hardship
adversitās — in Seneca, ch. XX

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadversitāsadversitātēs
genitiveadversitātisadversitātum
dativeadversitātīadversitātibus
accusativeadversitātemadversitātēs
ablativeadversitāteadversitātibus
vocativeadversitāsadversitātēs

adversĭtas, ātis, f. adversus,
I. opposition, contrariety.
I. In gen.: magnam adversitatem scorpionibus et stellionibus putant esse, a great natural hostility, antipathy, Plin. 11, 25, 30, § 90.—
II. Esp., misfortune, suffering, Cassiod.

Origins

Latin adversus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -itās Latin adversitas From adversus (“set opposite; turned toward”, perfect passive participle of advertō) + -itās (“-ity, -ness”)

Descendants
  • Italianavversità
  • Frenchadversitéfrom Old French adversité
  • Romanianadversitatefrom Old French adversité
  • Englishadversityfrom Old French adversité
  • Portugueseadversidade
  • Spanishadversidad

In English words that came into English from adversitās

  • adversityadversitātem

Quick answers

What does adversitās mean in Latin?
adversitās, a noun, means “opposition, contrariety”.
What is the genitive of adversitās?
The genitive singular is adversitātis. adversitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adversitās?
In classical Latin, [adˈwɛr.sɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈvɛr.si.tas].