LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

kadamitās

kadamitās f (genitive kadamitātis)
Classical[kaˈda.mɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈdaː.mi.tas]

Meaning

  1. loss, defeat
    Cn. Pompeius Magnus et scribebat et dicebat kadamitatem pro calamitatemGaius Marius Victorinus, Ars grammatica VI.8.15K

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativekadamitāskadamitātēs
genitivekadamitātiskadamitātum
dativekadamitātīkadamitātibus
accusativekadamitātemkadamitātēs
ablativekadamitātekadamitātibus
vocativekadamitāskadamitātēs

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kalamos (“damaged”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂m-, from *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”); see also Proto-Celtic *kladiwos, Proto-Celtic *klamitos, Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos), Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtei (“to beat”).

Descendants
  • Latincalamitās

Quick answers

What does kadamitās mean in Latin?
kadamitās, a noun, means “loss, defeat”.
What is the genitive of kadamitās?
The genitive singular is kadamitātis. kadamitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce kadamitās?
In classical Latin, [kaˈda.mɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈdaː.mi.tas].