LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fragilitās

fragilitās f (genitive fragilitātis)
Classical[fraˈɡɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[fraˈd͡ʒiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. brittleness, fragility
  2. weakness, frailness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefragilitāsfragilitātēs
genitivefragilitātisfragilitātum
dativefragilitātīfragilitātibus
accusativefragilitātemfragilitātēs
ablativefragilitātefragilitātibus
vocativefragilitāsfragilitātēs

frăgĭlĭtas, ātis, f. fragilis,
I. brittleness, fragility.
I. Lit.: tus probatur candore, amplitudine, fragilitate, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 65: tenuiora ferramenta oleo restingui mos est, ne aqua in fragilitatem durentur, id. 34, 14, 41, § 146.—
II. Transf. (acc. to fragilis, II.), weakness, frailness, frailty: humani generis imbecillitatem fragilitatemque extimescere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 3: mortalitatis, Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 2: naturae communis, Auct. Or. pro Marcello, 7, 22: fidei humanae, App. M. 9, p. 225.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin fragilitās From fragilis + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanfragilitat
  • Englishfragility
  • Englishfrailty
  • Frenchfragilité
  • Italianfragilità
  • Portuguesefragilidade
  • Romanianfragilitate
  • Spanishfragilidad
  • Friulianfragjilitât
  • Galicianfraxilidade

In English words that came into English from fragilitās

  • fragilityfragilitās
  • frailtyfragilitās

Quick answers

What does fragilitās mean in Latin?
fragilitās, a noun, means “brittleness, fragility; weakness, frailness”.
What is the genitive of fragilitās?
The genitive singular is fragilitātis. fragilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fragilitās?
In classical Latin, [fraˈɡɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fraˈd͡ʒiː.li.tas].