LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

īnfīnitās

īnfīnitās f (genitive īnfīnitātis)
Classical[ĩːˈfiː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfiː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. boundlessness, endlessness, infinity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnfīnitāsīnfīnitātēs
genitiveīnfīnitātisīnfīnitātum
dativeīnfīnitātīīnfīnitātibus
accusativeīnfīnitātemīnfīnitātēs
ablativeīnfīnitāteīnfīnitātibus
vocativeīnfīnitāsīnfīnitātēs

infīnĭtas, ātis, f. 2. in-finis,
I. boundlessness, endlessness, infinity: locorum, boundlessness, endless extent, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 73: rerum atque naturae, id. Tusc. 5, 36 fin.: naturae, id. Ac. 2, 37; Plin. 2, 2, 1, § 3: mundorum, Amm. 15, 1, 4: populi, Hilar. in Matt. 14, 11; Aug. Ver. Relig. 43.—Absol.: in infinitatem omnem peregrinari (sc. animo), Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114; id. N. D. 1, 19, 50.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinīnfīnitās

Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin īnfīnitās From in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + -tās (“-ty”). Compare īnfīnītus.

Descendants
  • Englishinfinity
  • Frenchinfinité
  • Italianinfinità
  • Romanianinfinitate
  • Spanishinfinidad

Quick answers

What does īnfīnitās mean in Latin?
īnfīnitās, a noun, means “boundlessness, endlessness, infinity”.
What is the genitive of īnfīnitās?
The genitive singular is īnfīnitātis. īnfīnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnfīnitās?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfiː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈfiː.ni.tas].
Where does īnfīnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin īnfīnitās.