LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

laxitās

laxitās f (genitive laxitātis)
Classical[ˈɫak.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlak.si.tas]

Meaning

  1. width, spaciousness, roominess

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaxitāslaxitātēs
genitivelaxitātislaxitātum
dativelaxitātīlaxitātibus
accusativelaxitātemlaxitātēs
ablativelaxitātelaxitātibus
vocativelaxitāslaxitātēs

laxĭtas, ātis, f. laxus,
I. width, roominess, spaciousness, extent.
I. Lit. (rare but class.), of a house, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139: loci, Sall. ap. Non. 132, 23: laxitas appellatur Propontis, angustiae Thracius Bosporus, the wide part, Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76: mundi, id. 14 prooem. § 5: spatiosa, id. 8, 43, 68, § 169: hae semitae opportunam laxitatem praebent, Col. 4, 18: aëris. i. e. a free current of air, Pall. 1, 5.—*
II. Trop., laxity, languor, Arn. 6, 197.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  3. Latinlaxitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin laxitās From laxus + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishlaxity
  • Italianlassità

In English words that came into English from laxitās

  • laxitylaxitās

Quick answers

What does laxitās mean in Latin?
laxitās, a noun, means “width, spaciousness, roominess”.
What is the genitive of laxitās?
The genitive singular is laxitātis. laxitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce laxitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫak.sɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlak.si.tas].
Where does laxitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós → Latin laxitās.