LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fēcunditās

fēcunditās f (genitive fēcunditātis)
Classical[feːˈkʊn.dɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[feˈkun.di.tas]

Meaning

  1. fruitfulness, fertility

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefēcunditāsfēcunditātēs
genitivefēcunditātisfēcunditātum
dativefēcunditātīfēcunditātibus
accusativefēcunditātemfēcunditātēs
ablativefēcunditātefēcunditātibus
vocativefēcunditāsfēcunditātēs

fēcundĭtas, ātis, f. fecundus,
I. fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity (vegetable or animal).
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (class.): natura parem legem fecunditatis dixit virentibus atque hominibus ceterisque animalibus, Col. 3, 8, 1: aquarum inductionibus terris fecunditatem damus, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152: terrarum, id. ib. 2, 5, 13: agrorum, id. Div. 1, 42, 94: mulieris, id. Phil. 2, 24, 58: fecunditatem importare, Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 116: adferre, id. 28, 19, 77, § 248; dare, id. 16, 44, 95, § 251: addere, id. 37, 10, 66, § 178: corrumpere, id. 10, 59, 79, § 161; 29, 4, 27, § 85.—
B. Fēcundĭtas, personified as a deity, Tac. A. 15, 23.—
II. Transf., plenty, abundance (post-Aug.): Gallorum tantae fecunditatis juventus fuit, ut, etc., Just. 25, 2: voluminum (Varronis), Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 11.—
III. Trop. (rare but class.): volo se efferat in adolescente fecunditas, luxuriance of style, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: magna animi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin fēcunditās From fēcundus (“fertile, fruitful”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanfecunditat
  • Englishfecundity
  • Frenchfécondité
  • Italianfecondità
  • Portuguesefecundidade
  • Spanishfecundidad

In English words that came into English from fēcunditās

  • fecundityfēcunditās

Quick answers

What does fēcunditās mean in Latin?
fēcunditās, a noun, means “fruitfulness, fertility”.
What is the genitive of fēcunditās?
The genitive singular is fēcunditātis. fēcunditās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fēcunditās?
In classical Latin, [feːˈkʊn.dɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈkun.di.tas].