noun · femininethird declension
amīcitās
amīcitās f (genitive amīcitātis)
Classical[aˈmiː.kɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[aˈmiː.t͡ʃi.tas]
Meaning
- post Classicalamity, friendliness
Mars non impedit rem Veneris, præ multitudine amicitatis eius erga eum
Mars hindereth not Venus' affairs, due to the multitude of her amity towards him1551, Nicholas Pruckner, editor, Astronomicꞷ̃n, volume VIII, Johann Herwagen, Zahelis de Electionibus Lib. I, page 106:simulationis amicitate deceptus, segregavi me pro hac re a consortio genitorum meorum
Deceived by a friendliness of pretense, I separated myself for this matter from the fellowship of my parents.1875, Édouard Privat, editor, Histoire générale de Languedoc avec notes et pièces justificatives, volume 7, page 497:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amīcitās | amīcitātēs |
| genitive | amīcitātis | amīcitātum |
| dative | amīcitātī | amīcitātibus |
| accusative | amīcitātem | amīcitātēs |
| ablative | amīcitāte | amīcitātibus |
| vocative | amīcitās | amīcitātēs |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Latin amīcus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin amīcitās From amīcus (“friendly”) + -tās.