LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

macritās

macritās f (genitive macritātis)
Classical[ˈma.krɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.kri.tas]

Meaning

  1. leanness, poorness, thinness
    Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, De Architectura 2.4

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemacritāsmacritātēs
genitivemacritātismacritātum
dativemacritātīmacritātibus
accusativemacritātemmacritātēs
ablativemacritātemacritātibus
vocativemacritāsmacritātēs

măcrĭtas, ātis, f. 1. macer,
I. leanness, poorness, thinness (post-Aug. and rare for macies): arenae, Vitr. 2, 4: soli, Pall. Oct. 1, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin macritās From macer + -tās.

Quick answers

What does macritās mean in Latin?
macritās, a noun, means “leanness, poorness, thinness”.
What is the genitive of macritās?
The genitive singular is macritātis. macritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce macritās?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.krɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.kri.tas].