LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

efferitās

efferitās f (genitive efferitātis)
Classical[ɛfˈfɛ.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[efˈfɛː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. wildness, barbarism, degeneracy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeefferitāsefferitātēs
genitiveefferitātisefferitātum
dativeefferitātīefferitātibus
accusativeefferitātemefferitātēs
ablativeefferitāteefferitātibus
vocativeefferitāsefferitātēs

effĕrĭtas (ecf-), ātis, f. efferus,
I. an excessively wild state, wildness, degeneracy (opp. mansuetudo), Cic. Sest. 42, 91: quas (terras) peragrans undique omnem ecferitatem expuli, id. Tusc. Poet. 2, 8, 20 fin. (al. feritatem); Lact. Mort. Pers. 9, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinefferitās

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Latin ferus Latin efferus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin efferitās From efferus (“very wild”) + -tās.

Quick answers

What does efferitās mean in Latin?
efferitās, a noun, means “wildness, barbarism, degeneracy”.
What is the genitive of efferitās?
The genitive singular is efferitātis. efferitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce efferitās?
In classical Latin, [ɛfˈfɛ.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [efˈfɛː.ri.tas].
Where does efferitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin efferitās.