LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

clāritūdō

clāritūdō f (genitive clāritūdinis)
Classical[kɫaː.rɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[kla.riˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. clearness, brightness, clarity
  2. reputation, renown, fame, celebrity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclāritūdōclāritūdinēs
genitiveclāritūdinisclāritūdinum
dativeclāritūdinīclāritūdinibus
accusativeclāritūdinemclāritūdinēs
ablativeclāritūdineclāritūdinibus
vocativeclāritūdōclāritūdinēs

clārĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. clarus,
I. clearness, brightness (access. form of claritas; in lit. signif. very rare; trop. in Sall. a few times, in Tac. very freq., but not in Cic., Cæs., Quint., or Suet.).
I. Lit.
A. Of objects affecting the sight: fulgor et claritudo deae (sc. lunae), Tac. A. 1, 28; cf. Lact. 2, 9, 12.— *
B. Of objects affecting the hearing: vocis, Gell. 6, 5, 1 Hertz.—
II. Trop. (cf. claritas, II. B.), renown, celebrity, splendor, fame, reputation: inclitissima, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 82, 7: artes animi, quibus summa claritudo paratur, Sall. J 2, 4: in tantam claritudinem pervenire, id. ib. 7, 4: eminere claritudine, Vell. 2, 130, 1: Caesarum, Tac. A. 12, 2: principis, id ib. 16, 24: materni generis, id. ib. 2, 43; cf. id. ib. 14, 47: familiae, id. ib. 15, 35: militiae, id. ib. 4, 6: studiorum, id. ib. 12, 8: virtutum, id. ib. 15, 65: nominis, id. ib. 15, 71 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kl̥h₁rós
  3. Proto-Italic*klāros
  4. Latinclāritūdō

Latin -tūdō Latin clāritūdō From clārus + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Englishclaritude
  • Italianchiaritudine
  • Spanishclaritud

Quick answers

What does clāritūdō mean in Latin?
clāritūdō, a noun, means “clearness, brightness, clarity; reputation, renown, fame, celebrity”.
What is the genitive of clāritūdō?
The genitive singular is clāritūdinis. clāritūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce clāritūdō?
In classical Latin, [kɫaː.rɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kla.riˈtuː.do].
Where does clāritūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós → Proto-Italic *klāros → Latin clāritūdō.