LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commūnitās

commūnitās f (genitive commūnitātis)
Classical[kɔmˈmuː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[komˈmuː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. a community
  2. public spirit, a sense of duty and willingness to serve one's community

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommūnitāscommūnitātēs
genitivecommūnitātiscommūnitātum
dativecommūnitātīcommūnitātibus
accusativecommūnitātemcommūnitātēs
ablativecommūnitātecommūnitātibus
vocativecommūnitāscommūnitātēs

commūnĭtas, ātis, f. communis.
I. Community, society, fellowship (very freq. in Cic.; elsewhere rare): nulla cum deo homini, Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 116: condicionis, aequitatis, legationis cum hoc gladiatore, id. Phil. 6, 2, 3: et conjunctio humana, id. Off. 1, 44, 157; cf. id. ib. 1, 44, 156: vitae atque victūs, id. Fam. 9, 24, 3; id. Off. 1, 14, 45.—
B. The sense of fellowship, community in feeling, etc.: cum omnis honestas manet a partibus quattuor, quarum una sit cognitionis, altera communitatis, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 43, 152; so id. ib. 1, 43, 153; and id. ib. 1, 45, 159; 3, 5, 24; 3, 33, 118.—
II. (Acc. to communis, II.) Courtesy, condescension, affability, Nep. Milt. 8, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  4. Old Latincomoinis
  5. Latincommūnitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commūnitās From commūnis (“common, public”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalancomunitat
  • Englishcommunity
  • Englishcommunitas
  • Frenchcommunauté
  • Italiancomunità
  • Occitancomunitat
  • Portuguesecomunidade
  • Romaniancomunitate
  • Spanishcomunidad
  • Galiciancomunidade

In English words that came into English from commūnitās

  • communitycommūnitās
  • commonaltycommūnitās
  • communitascommūnitās

Quick answers

What does commūnitās mean in Latin?
commūnitās, a noun, means “a community; public spirit, a sense of duty and willingness to serve one's community”.
What is the genitive of commūnitās?
The genitive singular is commūnitātis. commūnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commūnitās?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈmuː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈmuː.ni.tas].
Where does commūnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s → Proto-Italic *kommoinis → Old Latin comoinis → Latin commūnitās.
Which English words come from commūnitās?
English words that go back to Latin commūnitās include community, commonalty and communitas.