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noun · femininethird declension

dūritās

dūritās f (genitive dūritātis)
Classical[ˈduː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈduː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. harshness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedūritās—
genitivedūritātis—
dativedūritātī—
accusativedūritātem—
ablativedūritāte—
vocativedūritās—

dūrĭtas, ātis, f. durus,
I. hardness, harshness: orationis (with severitas), Cic. Or. 16 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin dūritās From dūrus (“hard, harsh”) + -tās.

In English words that came into English from dūritās

  • duritydūritās

Quick answers

What does dūritās mean in Latin?
dūritās, a noun, means “harshness”.
What is the genitive of dūritās?
The genitive singular is dūritātis. dūritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dūritās?
In classical Latin, [ˈduː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈduː.ri.tas].