LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

amāritūdō

amāritūdō f (genitive amāritūdinis)
Classical[a.maː.rɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[a.ma.riˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. bitterness
  2. harshness
  3. figurativelyseverity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamāritūdōamāritūdinēs
genitiveamāritūdinisamāritūdinum
dativeamāritūdinīamāritūdinibus
accusativeamāritūdinemamāritūdinēs
ablativeamāritūdineamāritūdinibus
vocativeamāritūdōamāritūdinēs

ămārĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. bitterness.
I. Lit., of taste (opp. dulcedo; not in Cic. or the poets), Varr. R. R. 1, 66; so Plin. 21, 21, 92, § 16; 24, 14, 77, § 125; 24, 11, 64, § 105: Mara, id est, Amaritudinem, Vulg. Exod. 15, 23.—
II. Trop., bitterness, severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, sorrow, trouble: ne in bilem et amaritudinem vertat injuria, Plin. Ep. 6, 8: quantum illis (versibus) leporis, dulcedinis, amaritudinis, amoris! id ib. 1, 16, 5: vocis, Quint. 11, 3, 169 Spald. in amaritudine animi meae, Vulg. Isa. 38, 15; ib. Thren. 1, 4.—In plur.: divitiarum frons hilaris, multis intus amaritudinibus (i. e. miseriis) referta, Val. Max. 4, 4; Vulg. Job, 9, 18; ib. Jer. 31, 21 et saep.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mósder. Latin amārus Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin amāritūdō From amārus (“bitter”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Frenchamertume
  • Italianamaritudine
  • Englishamaritude
  • Franco-Provençalamaritúdina

Quick answers

What does amāritūdō mean in Latin?
amāritūdō, a noun, means “bitterness; harshness; severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness”.
What is the genitive of amāritūdō?
The genitive singular is amāritūdinis. amāritūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce amāritūdō?
In classical Latin, [a.maː.rɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.ma.riˈtuː.do].