LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

concinnitās

concinnitās f (genitive concinnitātis)
Classical[kɔŋˈkɪn.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃin.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. An elegant or skillful joining of several things; beauty of style.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcinnitāsconcinnitātēs
genitiveconcinnitātisconcinnitātum
dativeconcinnitātīconcinnitātibus
accusativeconcinnitātemconcinnitātēs
ablativeconcinnitāteconcinnitātibus
vocativeconcinnitāsconcinnitātēs

concinnĭtas, ātis, f. concinnus,
I. a neat, elegant, or skilful joining of several things (in good prose, but rare).
I. In gen.: concinnitates colorum, Gell. 2, 26, 4: non est ornamentum virile concinnitas, a too carefully arranged dress, Sen. Ep. 115, 3: vitare concinnitatem, Suet. Aug. 86.—
II. Esp., in rhet., beauty of style, produced by a skilful connection of words and clauses, Cic. Or. 44, 149; 49, 164 sq.; id. Brut. 83, 287; 95, 325 (not in Quint.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconcinnitās

Latin cinnus Latin concinnus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin concinnitās From concinnus (“skilfully put together or joined”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanconcinnitat
  • Englishconcinnity
  • Italianconcinnità
  • Spanishconcinidad

In English words that came into English from concinnitās

  • concinnityconcinnitās

Quick answers

What does concinnitās mean in Latin?
concinnitās, a noun, means “An elegant or skillful joining of several things; beauty of style.”.
What is the genitive of concinnitās?
The genitive singular is concinnitātis. concinnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce concinnitās?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈkɪn.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃin.ni.tas].
Where does concinnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concinnitās.