noun · femininethird declension
castitās
castitās f (genitive castitātis)
Classical[ˈkas.tɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkas.ti.tas]
Meaning
- purity
- morality
- chastity
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | castitās | castitātēs |
| genitive | castitātis | castitātum |
| dative | castitātī | castitātibus |
| accusative | castitātem | castitātēs |
| ablative | castitāte | castitātibus |
| vocative | castitās | castitātēs |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
castĭtas, ātis, f. castus,
I. purity.
I. In gen., purity of morals, morality (postclass.):
vitae, Gell. 15, 18, 2.—II. Esp.
A. Purity of body, chastity (rare but class.; syn. pudicitia): ut sentiant mulieres naturam feminarum omnem castitatem pati, * Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29 Mos.; so * Hor. C. 3, 24, 23; Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 59; Plin. Pan. 20, 2; Tac. Agr. 4; id. A. 1, 33; Val. Max. 9, 1, 2. —Hence, person.: Castĭtas, the goddess of Chastity, = Minerva, Pall. 1, 6, 14.—
B. Purity with regard to gain, disinterestedness (opp. avaritia), Vitr. 1, 1:
praeturae, Macr. S. 7, 3, § 15.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin castitās From castus (“pure”) + -tās (abstract noun suffix).
Descendants
- Catalancastedat
- Italiancastità
- Englishchastityfrom Old French chasteté
- Frenchchastetéfrom Old French chasteté
- Portuguesecastidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese castidade
- Spanishcastidad
- Galiciancastidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese castidade