LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aequanimitās

aequanimitās f (genitive aequanimitātis)
Classical[ae̯.kʷaˈnɪ.mɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷaˈniː.mi.tas]

Meaning

  1. goodwill, kindness, favor
  2. calmness, patience, equanimity

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequanimitāsaequanimitātēs
genitiveaequanimitātisaequanimitātum
dativeaequanimitātīaequanimitātibus
accusativeaequanimitātemaequanimitātēs
ablativeaequanimitāteaequanimitātibus
vocativeaequanimitāsaequanimitātēs

aequănĭmĭtas, ātis, f. aequanimis (rare for aequus animus).
I. Before the class. per., favor, good-will (favor et propitius animus, Don. ad Ter. Ad. prol. 24): bonitas vestra atque aequanimitas, Ter. Phorm. prol. 34; id. Ad. prol. 24.—
II. In the post-Aug. per., calmness, patience, equanimity, Plin. 18, 12, 31, § 123: patien tia est malorum cum aequanimitate perlatio, Lact. 5, 22, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequanimitās

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin aequanimitās From aequus (“equal; calm”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishequanimity
  • Frenchéquanimité
  • Italianequanimità
  • Portugueseequanimidade
  • Spanishecuanimidad

In English words that came into English from aequanimitās

  • equanimityaequanimitās

Quick answers

What does aequanimitās mean in Latin?
aequanimitās, a noun, means “goodwill, kindness, favor; calmness, patience, equanimity”.
What is the genitive of aequanimitās?
The genitive singular is aequanimitātis. aequanimitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aequanimitās?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.kʷaˈnɪ.mɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kʷaˈniː.mi.tas].
Where does aequanimitās come from?
Proto-Italic *aikʷos? → Old Latin aiquos → Latin aequanimitās.