LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

generōsitās

generōsitās f (genitive generōsitātis)
Classical[ɡɛ.nɛˈroː.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.neˈrɔː.s̬i.tas]

Meaning

  1. breeding, nobility
  2. generosity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegenerōsitāsgenerōsitātēs
genitivegenerōsitātisgenerōsitātum
dativegenerōsitātīgenerōsitātibus
accusativegenerōsitātemgenerōsitātēs
ablativegenerōsitātegenerōsitātibus
vocativegenerōsitāsgenerōsitātēs

gĕnĕrōsĭtas, ātis, f. generosus,
I. nobility, excellence, goodness (post-Aug.): in ipsa ove satis generositatis ostenditur brevitate crurum, ventris vestitu, i. e. noble breed or race, Plin. 8, 48, 75, § 198: caprarum, id. 8, 50, 76, § 202: taurorum, id. 8, 45, 70, § 181: antea Caecubo erat generositas celeberrima, id. 14, 6, 8, § 61; Col. Arb. 1, 3; 3, 6, 4; Pall. Oct. 3; Vulg. Sap. 8, 3.—
II. High spirit, boldness: leonis, Plin. 8, 16, 19, § 50.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin generōsitās From generōsus (“noble, generous”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalangenerositat
  • Italiangenerosità
  • Englishgenerosityfrom Middle French générosité
  • Frenchgénérositéfrom Middle French générosité
  • Portuguesegenerosidade
  • Romaniangenerozitate
  • Spanishgenerosidad
  • Galicianxenerosidade
  • Sicilianginirusità

Quick answers

What does generōsitās mean in Latin?
generōsitās, a noun, means “breeding, nobility; generosity”.
What is the genitive of generōsitās?
The genitive singular is generōsitātis. generōsitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce generōsitās?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.nɛˈroː.sɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.neˈrɔː.s̬i.tas].