LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

magnitūdō

magnitūdō f (genitive magnitūdinis)
Classical[maŋ.nɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[maɲ.ɲiˈtuː.do]
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Meaning

  1. greatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.
  2. a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagnitūdōmagnitūdinēs
genitivemagnitūdinismagnitūdinum
dativemagnitūdinīmagnitūdinibus
accusativemagnitūdinemmagnitūdinēs
ablativemagnitūdinemagnitūdinibus
vocativemagnitūdōmagnitūdinēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

genere, non numero or magnitudine differre
to differ qualitatively not quantitatively.

magnĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. greatness, size, bulk, magnitude (class.).
I. Lit.
A. Silvestres apes minores sunt magnitudine, in size, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 19: mundi, Cic. Off. 1, 43, 154: maris Aegaei, id. Fin. 3, 14, 45: fluminis, Caes. B. C. 1, 49: corporum, id. B. G. 1, 39: ad fabae magnitudinem, of the size of, as large as, Cels. 5, 25, 4: habebat ursos ferociae ac magnitudini suae simillimos, Lact. Mort. Pers. 21, 5: Goliath quidam, vir mirae magnitudinis et roboris, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 34, 3: elephantus ferus infinitae magnitudinis ultro se obtulit, Just. 15, 4, 19.—Plur.: magnitudines regionum, Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 5.—
B. Of number and amount, a great number, great quantity, abundance, great amount: copiarum, Nep. Dat. 1: fructuum, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 95: pecuniae, id. Rosc. Am. 7, 20: quaestus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., greatness, vastness, extent: magnitudo et vis amoris, Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 2: acerbitatis et odii, id. Deiot. 11, 30: beneficii, id. Fam. 1, 7, 2: periculi, id. Quint. 2, 6: doloris, Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 24: ingenii, id. 25, 2, 3, § 7: animi, greatness of soul, Cic. Part. 23, 81.— Rhetorically: vocis, the strength or compass of the voice, Auct. Her. 3, 11, 20.— Of time: dierum ac noctium magnitudines, length, Plin 36, 10, 15, § 72.—
B. In partic., rank, dignity (post-Aug.): imperatoria, Tac. A. 16, 23: infra tuam magnitudinem, beneath your dignity, id. ib. 14, 54. —Hence, in late Lat., as a title of honor, highness, excellency: magnitudo tua, Cassiod. Var. 9, 13; Cod. Just. 1, 27, 2.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin magnitūdō From magnus (“big, great”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanmagnitud
  • Englishmagnitude
  • Frenchmagnitude
  • Italianmagnitudine
  • Italianmagnitudo
  • Portuguesemagnitude
  • Romanianmagnitudine
  • Spanishmagnitud
  • Galicianmagnitude
  • Indonesianmagnitudo

In English words that came into English from magnitūdō

  • magnitudemagnitūdō
  • magnitudinousmagnitūdō
  • magnitudinalmagnitūdō

Quick answers

What does magnitūdō mean in Latin?
magnitūdō, a noun, means “greatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.; a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.”.
What is the genitive of magnitūdō?
The genitive singular is magnitūdinis. magnitūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce magnitūdō?
In classical Latin, [maŋ.nɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maɲ.ɲiˈtuː.do].
Where does magnitūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s → Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós → Proto-Italic *magnos → Latin magnitūdō.
Which English words come from magnitūdō?
English words that go back to Latin magnitūdō include magnitude, magnitudinous and magnitudinal.