LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dīvīnitās

dīvīnitās f (genitive dīvīnitātis)
Classical[diːˈwiː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[diˈviː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. divinity, Godhead, godhood
  2. broadlythe power of divination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīvīnitāsdīvīnitātēs
genitivedīvīnitātisdīvīnitātum
dativedīvīnitātīdīvīnitātibus
accusativedīvīnitātemdīvīnitātēs
ablativedīvīnitātedīvīnitātibus
vocativedīvīnitāsdīvīnitātēs

dīvīnĭtas, ātis, f. id.,
I. Godhead, divinity.
I. Prop., Cic. N. D. 1, 13, 34; 14 fin.; id. Div. 2, 11 al.—Of the deified Romulus, Liv. 1, 15; and of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 97.—
II. Transf.
A. The power of divining, divination, Cic. Div. 2, 58; 38; Plin. 2, 58, 59, § 149.—
B. Divine quality, divine nature, excellence; of the orator, Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86 (opp. humanitas); 2, 74; 89; id. Or. 19, 62: (memoriae), Quint. 11, 2, 7; Vulg. Rom. 1, 20.—In plur.: divinitates splendoresque astrorum, Vitr. 9, 1 med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deywós
  3. Proto-Italic*deiwos
  4. Proto-Italic*deiwīnos
  5. Latindīvīnitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin dīvīnitās From dīvīnus (“divine, of a god”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalandivinitat
  • Englishdivinity
  • Frenchdivinité
  • Italiandivinità
  • Portuguesedivindade
  • Romaniandivinitate
  • Spanishdivinidad
  • Piedmontesedivinità

Quick answers

What does dīvīnitās mean in Latin?
dīvīnitās, a noun, means “divinity, Godhead, godhood; the power of divination”.
What is the genitive of dīvīnitās?
The genitive singular is dīvīnitātis. dīvīnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dīvīnitās?
In classical Latin, [diːˈwiː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈviː.ni.tas].
Where does dīvīnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *deywós → Proto-Italic *deiwos → Proto-Italic *deiwīnos → Latin dīvīnitās.