LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lascīvitās

lascīvitās f (genitive lascīvitātis)
Classical[ɫasˈkiː.wɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[laʃˈʃiː.vi.tas]

Meaning

  1. lascivity, lasciviousness, wantonness
    nōn dēbent igitur cīvēs et lascīvitātibus subicī, sed in rēbus virtuōsīs et bellicīs exercitārī.And citizens, therefore, ought not be put under the control of lascivities, but be practised in virtuous and military affairs.c. 1292–1298, Jacobus de Voragine, Chronica civitatis Ianuensis [Chronicles of the City of Genoa], archived from the original on 03 Sep 2023, page 166:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelascīvitāslascīvitātēs
genitivelascīvitātislascīvitātum
dativelascīvitātīlascīvitātibus
accusativelascīvitātemlascīvitātēs
ablativelascīvitātelascīvitātibus
vocativelascīvitāslascīvitātēs

lascīvĭtas, ātis, f. id.,
I. wantonness (post-class.): Asiana, Firm. 1, 1; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8.

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishlascivity

In English words that came into English from lascīvitās

  • lascivitylascīvitās

Quick answers

What does lascīvitās mean in Latin?
lascīvitās, a noun, means “lascivity, lasciviousness, wantonness”.
What is the genitive of lascīvitās?
The genitive singular is lascīvitātis. lascīvitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lascīvitās?
In classical Latin, [ɫasˈkiː.wɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laʃˈʃiː.vi.tas].