LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

deitās

deitās f (genitive deitātis)
Classical[ˈde.ɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.i.tas]

Meaning

  1. divinity, deity, the nature of a god

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedeitāsdeitātēs
genitivedeitātisdeitātum
dativedeitātīdeitātibus
accusativedeitātemdeitātēs
ablativedeitātedeitātibus
vocativedeitāsdeitātēs

dĕĭtas, ātis, f. deus,
I. the divine nature, deity; late Latin for divinitas, Gr. θεότης, Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 1; Prud. Apoth. 144 al.

Origins

Coined by Augustine of Hippo from deus (“god”) + -tās, after dīvīnitās (“divinity”).

Descendants
  • Catalandeïtat
  • Italiandeità
  • Frenchdéitéfrom Middle French deité
  • Englishdeityfrom Middle French deité
  • Portuguesedeidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese deidade
  • Romanianzeitate
  • Spanishdeidad
  • Danishdeitet
  • Galiciandeidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese deidade

In English words that came into English from deitās

  • deitydeitās

Quick answers

What does deitās mean in Latin?
deitās, a noun, means “divinity, deity, the nature of a god”.
What is the genitive of deitās?
The genitive singular is deitātis. deitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce deitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈde.ɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.i.tas].