What does Graecitās mean in Latin?

Graecitās, a proper noun, means “Greek (the Greek language, familiar to the ancients)”.

What is the genitive of Graecitās?

The genitive singular is Graecitātis. Graecitās is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈɡrae̯.kɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrɛː.t͡ʃi.tas].

proper noun · femininethird declension

Graecitās f sg (genitive Graecitātis)

Classical[ˈɡrae̯.kɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrɛː.t͡ʃi.tas]

Late LatinGreek (the Greek language, familiar to the ancients)
Habeat igitur audītōrium speciāliter nostrum in hīs prīmum, quōs Rōmānae ēloquentiae doctrīna commendat, ōrātōrēs quidem trēs numerō, decem vērō grammaticōs; in hīs etiam, quī fācundiā graecitātis pollēre nōscuntur, quīnque numerō sint sofistae et grammaticī aequē decem.Therefore let our school specially have firstly among these (professors), whom the instruction of Roman eloquence recommends, exactly three orators in number (and) specifically ten grammarians; also among them, who are recognized to prevail in Greek eloquence, let there be five sophists in number and equally ten grammarians.438 CE, Codex Theodosianus, Book XIV, 9.3.1:

Graecĭtas, ātis, f. Graecus,

I. Greek, the Greek language (post-class.): facundia Graecitatis, Cod. Th. 14, 9, 3.

From Graecus (“of or belonging to the Greeks”, “Greek”, “Grecian”, adjective) + -tās (“-ity”, “-ness”, suffix forming nouns)

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