LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

centrālitās

centrālitās f (genitive centrālitātis)
Classical[kɛnˈtraː.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃenˈtraː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. Centrality; the property of being central.
    Quisque, suscipiens provocationes suae aetatis et interpretans mutationes historicas sub luce Evangelii, diversos aspectus unius patrimonii evidentes reddidit: dignitatem personae, valorem laboris, destinationem universalem bonorum, solidaritatem et subsidiaritatem, custodiam creationis, centralitatem pacis et fraternitatis.In response to the challenges of their time, each one interpreted historical changes according to the Gospel, bringing to light different aspects of a single heritage: the dignity of the person, the value of work, the universal destination of goods, solidarity and subsidiarity, care for creation and the centrality of peace and fraternity.2026 May 15, Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas: De persona humana tuenda aetate intellegentiae artificialis, Romae, apud Sanctum Petrum, Lectio historiae sub luce fidei:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecentrālitāscentrālitātēs
genitivecentrālitātiscentrālitātum
dativecentrālitātīcentrālitātibus
accusativecentrālitātemcentrālitātēs
ablativecentrālitātecentrālitātibus
vocativecentrālitāscentrālitātēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  4. Latincentrālitās

Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin centrālitās From centrālis (“central”) + -tās (“ness”).

Quick answers

What does centrālitās mean in Latin?
centrālitās, a noun, means “Centrality; the property of being central.”.
What is the genitive of centrālitās?
The genitive singular is centrālitātis. centrālitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce centrālitās?
In classical Latin, [kɛnˈtraː.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃenˈtraː.li.tas].
Where does centrālitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom → Proto-Hellenic *kéntron → Latin centrālitās.