noun · femininethird declension
bīnitās
bīnitās f (genitive bīnitātis)
Classical[ˈbiː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.ni.tas]
Meaning
- Late Latinrareduality; twoness; the state of being two
- EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinhistoricalthe Binity (the binitarian belief in the two persons of the Godhead: the Father and the Son; rejected as heretical following the First Council of Constantinople in 381 CE, which extended the Nicene Creed to confirm the divine nature of the Holy Spirit)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bīnitās | bīnitātēs |
| genitive | bīnitātis | bīnitātum |
| dative | bīnitātī | bīnitātibus |
| accusative | bīnitātem | bīnitātēs |
| ablative | bīnitāte | bīnitātibus |
| vocative | bīnitās | bīnitātēs |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin bīnitās From bīnī (“two each”) + -tās.