LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

germānitās

germānitās f (genitive germānitātis)
Classical[ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.tas]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. brotherhood, sisterhood, relationship between siblings
  2. affinity, similarity, resemblance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegermānitāsgermānitātēs
genitivegermānitātisgermānitātum
dativegermānitātīgermānitātibus
accusativegermānitātemgermānitātēs
ablativegermānitātegermānitātibus
vocativegermānitāsgermānitātēs

germānĭtas, ātis, f. 1. germanus,
I. the relation between brothers and sisters, brotherhood, sisterhood.
I. Lit.: moveant te horum lacrimae, moveat pietas, moveat germanitas, Cic. Lig. 11, 33: subituram vobis aliquando germanitatis memoriam (between Perseus and Demetrius as sons of Philip), Liv. 40, 8, 10: nexus germanitatis, the bond of sisterhood, App. M. 2, p. 115; cf.: inter Judam et Israël, brotherhood, amity, Vulg. Zech. 11, 14.—
II. Transf.
A. The relationship of the inhabitants of cities which are colonies of one mother-city: ab ea germanitate fraternam sibi cum iis caritatem esse, Liv. 37, 56, 7.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, a union, resemblance, similarity: unde nomen ambobus (Bosporis) et jam quaedam in dissociatione germanitas concors, Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 2: malorum, id. 15, 14, 15, § 51: vini, id. 14, 6, 8, § 59: digitorum, speciosa germanitas, of the toes, Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 8.—
C. A sister: germanitatis stupra, Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42; App. M. 5, p. 171, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin germānitās From germānus (“full brother”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalangermandat
  • Portugueseirmandade
  • Spanishhermandad
  • Portuguesegermanidade
  • Asturianhermandá
  • Galicianirmandade

Quick answers

What does germānitās mean in Latin?
germānitās, a noun, means “brotherhood, sisterhood, relationship between siblings; affinity, similarity, resemblance”.
What is the genitive of germānitās?
The genitive singular is germānitātis. germānitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce germānitās?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.tas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.tas].