LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

foeditās

foeditās f (genitive foeditātis)

Meaning

  1. foulness, filthiness
  2. horridness, hideousness, ugliness, deformity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefoeditāsfoeditātēs
genitivefoeditātisfoeditātum
dativefoeditātīfoeditātibus
accusativefoeditātemfoeditātēs
ablativefoeditātefoeditātibus
vocativefoeditāsfoeditātēs

foedĭtas, ātis, f. 1. foedus,
I. foulness, filthiness, horridness, hideousness, ugliness, deformity (class.).
I. Physically: multae beluae insectantes odoris intolerabili foeditate depellunt, stench, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 127: foeditas, qua Sulla obiit, Plin. 11, 33, 39, § 114: foeditates cicatricum, id. 33, 6, 35, § 110: Hipponacti notabilis foeditas vultus erat, id. 36, 5, 4, § 12: cujus scelere in hac vestitus foeditate fuerimus (viz. in a military cloak), Cic. Phil. 12, 6, 12: avertere omnes a tanta foeditate spectaculi (i. e. Mettii quadrigis discerpti) oculos, Liv. 1, 28, 11: Alpium, id. 21, 58 fin.—
II. Mentally: si turpitudo in deformitate corporis habet aliquid offensionis, quanta illa depravatio et foeditas turpificati animi debet videri? Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105: foeditate sua turpitudo ipsa deterret, id. Fin. 3, 11, 38; Quint. 8, 6, 15: prima barbarismi ac soloecismi foeditas absit, id. 1, 5, 4; 12, 10, 76.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  3. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  4. Latinfoeditās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tas Latin foeditās From foedus + -tas.

Descendants
  • Englishfedity

Quick answers

What does foeditās mean in Latin?
foeditās, a noun, means “foulness, filthiness; horridness, hideousness, ugliness, deformity”.
What is the genitive of foeditās?
The genitive singular is foeditātis. foeditās is feminine, third declension.
Where does foeditās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós → Proto-Italic *feiðos → Latin foeditās.