LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aptitūdō

aptitūdō f (genitive aptitūdinis)
Classical[ap.tɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ap.tiˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinaptitude, fitness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaptitūdōaptitūdinēs
genitiveaptitūdinisaptitūdinum
dativeaptitūdinīaptitūdinibus
accusativeaptitūdinemaptitūdinēs
ablativeaptitūdineaptitūdinibus
vocativeaptitūdōaptitūdinēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  3. Proto-Italic*aptos
  4. Latinaptitūdō

Latin -tūdō Latin aptitūdō From aptus (“suitable, fit”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanaptitud
  • Englishaptitude
  • Frenchaptitude
  • Italianattitudine
  • Frenchattitudefrom Italian attitudine
  • Englishattitudefrom Italian attitudine
  • Romanianatitudinefrom Italian attitudine
  • Portugueseaptidão
  • Romanianaptitudine
  • Spanishaptitud

Quick answers

What does aptitūdō mean in Latin?
aptitūdō, a noun, means “aptitude, fitness”.
What is the genitive of aptitūdō?
The genitive singular is aptitūdinis. aptitūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aptitūdō?
In classical Latin, [ap.tɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.tiˈtuː.do].
Where does aptitūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós → Proto-Italic *aptos → Latin aptitūdō.