What does affābilitās mean in Latin?

affābilitās, a noun, means “Affability, courtesy, kindness.”.

What is the genitive of affābilitās?

The genitive singular is affābilitātis. affābilitās is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [af.faːˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [af.faˈbiː.li.tas].

noun · femininethird declension

affābilitās f (genitive affābilitātis)

Classical[af.faːˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[af.faˈbiː.li.tas]

Affability, courtesy, kindness.
Niceros delectatus affabilitate amici: "Omne me, inquit, lucrum transeat, nisi iam dudum gaudimonio dissilio, quod te talem video. Itaque hilaria mera sint, etsi timeo istos scolasticos ne me rideant. Viderint: narrabo tamen, quid enim mihi aufert, qui ridet? Satius est rideri quam derideri."Niceros was delighted by his friend's amiability and said, “May I never turn another penny if I am not ready to burst with joy at seeing you in such a good humour. Well, it shall be pure fun then, though I am afraid your clever friends will laugh at me. Still, let them; I will tell my story; what harm does a man's laugh do me? Being laughed at is more satisfactory than being sneered at.”c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 61

affābĭlĭtas (better adf-), ātis, f. adfabilis,

I. the quality of affabilis, affability, courtesy, kindness: comitas adfabilitasque sermonis, Cic. Off. 2, 14, 48.

From affābilis (“affable, courteous”) + -tās, from affor (“speak to, address”).

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