LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

magnitās

magnitās f (genitive magnitātis)
Classical[ˈmaŋ.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaɲ.ɲi.tas]

Meaning

  1. greatness, magnitude

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagnitāsmagnitātēs
genitivemagnitātismagnitātum
dativemagnitātīmagnitātibus
accusativemagnitātemmagnitātēs
ablativemagnitātemagnitātibus
vocativemagnitāsmagnitātēs

magnĭtas, ātis, f. magnus,
I. greatness, magnitude, for magnitudo, Att. ap. Non. 136, 27 (Trag. Rel. v. 248 Rib.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós
  3. Proto-Italic*magnos
  4. Latinmagnitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin magnitās From magnus (“big, large”) + -tās (“-ity, -ness, -ship”, nominal suffix).

Quick answers

What does magnitās mean in Latin?
magnitās, a noun, means “greatness, magnitude”.
What is the genitive of magnitās?
The genitive singular is magnitātis. magnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce magnitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈmaŋ.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaɲ.ɲi.tas].
Where does magnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s → Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós → Proto-Italic *magnos → Latin magnitās.