LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

biodīversitās

biodīversitās f (genitive biodīversitātis)
Classical[bi.ɔ.diːˈwɛr.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[bi.o.diˈvɛr.si.tas]

Meaning

  1. New Latinbiodiversity
    Memoramus, exempli gratia, illum terrarum orbis pulmones, biodiversitate repletos, qui sunt Amazonia, nec non fluvialem Congi locum, vel magna aquarum glacierumque receptacula.Let us mention, for example, those lungs of our planet, rich in biodiversity, which are the Amazon and the Congo basins, or the great aquifers and glaciers.2015, Pope Francis, “DE HODIERNO DOMUS NOSTRAE STATU” (chapter I), in Laudato si’, Vatican: Litterae Encyclicae, BIODIVERSITAS AMISSA (section III), line 38:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebiodīversitāsbiodīversitātēs
genitivebiodīversitātisbiodīversitātum
dativebiodīversitātībiodīversitātibus
accusativebiodīversitātembiodīversitātēs
ablativebiodīversitātebiodīversitātibus
vocativebiodīversitāsbiodīversitātēs

Origins

Descendants
  • Indonesianbiodiversitas

Quick answers

What does biodīversitās mean in Latin?
biodīversitās, a noun, means “biodiversity”.
What is the genitive of biodīversitās?
The genitive singular is biodīversitātis. biodīversitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce biodīversitās?
In classical Latin, [bi.ɔ.diːˈwɛr.sɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bi.o.diˈvɛr.si.tas].