LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

iūcunditās

iūcunditās f (genitive iūcunditātis)
Classical[juːˈkʊn.dɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[juˈkun.di.tas]

Meaning

  1. agreeableness, pleasantness, pleasurableness, charm, delight, enjoyment
  2. cheerfulness, liveliness
  3. in pluralinstances of pleasantness, good offices, favors

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūcunditāsiūcunditātēs
iōcunditātēs
genitiveiūcunditātis
iōcunditātis		iūcunditātum
iōcunditātum
dativeiūcunditātī
iōcunditātī		iūcunditātibus
iōcunditātibus
accusativeiūcunditātem
iōcunditātem		iūcunditātēs
iōcunditātēs
ablativeiūcunditāte
iōcunditāte		iūcunditātibus
iōcunditātibus
vocativeiūcunditāsiūcunditātēs
iōcunditātēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

se dare iucunditati
to let oneself be jovial.
aliquid sensus iucunditate perfundit
a thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses.

jūcundĭtas, ātis, f. jucundus,
I. agreeableness, pleasantness, delight, enjoyment (class.): corporis morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur, Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 59: agri, id. Agr. 2, 29, 79: epistola plena jucunditatis, id. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2; with delectatio, id. de Or. 3, 38, 155: dare se jucunditati, to give one's self up to enjoyment, id. Off. 1, 34, 122: vitae, id. ib. 1, 3: jucunditate perfundi, id. Fin. 2, 3, 6: ea est in homine jucunditas, ut, cheerfulness, liveliness, id. de Or. 1, 7, 27.—Plur.: nihil mihi ex plurimis tuis jucunditatibus gratius accidit, quam, etc., good offices, favors, Cic. Att. 10, 8, 9.

Origins

  1. Old Latiniuvō
  2. Latiniūcunditās

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *iuwVkundos Latin iūcundus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin iūcunditās From iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanjocunditat
  • Englishjucundity
  • Italiangiocondità
  • Englishjocundityfrom Middle French jocundité
  • Portuguesejucundidade
  • Spanishjocundidad

In English words that came into English from iūcunditās

  • jocundityiōcunditās
  • jucundityiūcunditās

Quick answers

What does iūcunditās mean in Latin?
iūcunditās, a noun, means “agreeableness, pleasantness, pleasurableness, charm, delight, enjoyment; cheerfulness, liveliness; instances of pleasantness, good offices, favors”.
What is the genitive of iūcunditās?
The genitive singular is iūcunditātis. iūcunditās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce iūcunditās?
In classical Latin, [juːˈkʊn.dɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [juˈkun.di.tas].
Where does iūcunditās come from?
Old Latin iuvō → Latin iūcunditās.