LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

concavitās

concavitās f (genitive concavitātis)
Classical[kɔŋˈka.wɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[koŋˈkaː.vi.tas]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinhollow, cavity
    c. 420 CE, Caelius Aurelianus, Tardae passiones 2.1.14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcavitāsconcavitātēs
genitiveconcavitātisconcavitātum
dativeconcavitātīconcavitātibus
accusativeconcavitātemconcavitātēs
ablativeconcavitāteconcavitātibus
vocativeconcavitāsconcavitātēs

concăvĭtas, ātis, f. concavus,
I. a hollow, cavity (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin concavitās From concavus (“hollow, concave”) + -tās (“-ty”, abstract noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does concavitās mean in Latin?
concavitās, a noun, means “hollow, cavity”.
What is the genitive of concavitās?
The genitive singular is concavitātis. concavitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce concavitās?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈka.wɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋˈkaː.vi.tas].