noun · femininethird declension
importūnitās
importūnitās f (genitive importūnitātis)
Meaning
- unsuitableness, unfitness
- incivility, impoliteness, rudeness, insolence
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | importūnitās | importūnitātēs |
| genitive | importūnitātis | importūnitātum |
| dative | importūnitātī | importūnitātibus |
| accusative | importūnitātem | importūnitātēs |
| ablative | importūnitāte | importūnitātibus |
| vocative | importūnitās | importūnitātēs |
importūnĭtas (inp-), ātis, f. importunus.
I. In gen., unsuitableness, unfitness (perh. only ante- and post - class., and very rare):
importunitatem spectate aniculae, Ter. And. 1, 4, 4: loci, dangerousness, Gell. 3, 7, 5.—II. In partic., of character, unmannerliness, incivility, impoliteness, rudeness, insolence (class.;
esp. freq. in Cic.): importunitas et inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est, Cic. de Sen. 3, 7: vide inter importunitatem tuam senatusque bonitatem quid intersit, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 42: tanta importunitas tantaque injuria Facta in nos est modo hic intus ab nostro ero, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 6: importunitas et superbia Tarquinii, Cic. Rep. 1, 40; so, with superbia, id. Lael. 15, 54: homo incredibili importunitate atque audacia, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 30, § 74: ex tuo scelere, importunitate, etc., id. ib. 2, 3, 54, § 126: matris, id. Clu. 69, 195: animi, id. ib. 61, 170: animal ex omnium scelerum importunitate et omnium flagitiorum impunitate concretum, id. Pis. 9, 21; id. Sull. 27, 75: illis, quantum importunitatis habent, parum est impune male fecisse, Sall. J. 31, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
importūnitās (inp-) ātis, f
importunus, unsuitableness, unfitness: aniculae, T.—Unmannerliness, incivility, rudeness, insolence: molesta: homo incredibili importunitate: animi.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin importūnitās From importūnus + -tās.
Descendants
- Catalanimportunitat
- Englishimportunity
- Frenchimportunité
- Romanianimportunitatefrom French importunité
- Italianimportunità
- Portugueseimportunidade
- Spanishimportunidad
- Galicianimportunidade