LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mōrōsitās1

mōrōsitās f (genitive mōrōsitātis)
Classical[moːˈroː.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[moˈrɔː.s̬i.tas]

Meaning

  1. peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness, gloom, ill-humor, moodiness, morosity
  2. niceness, pedantry, over-scrupulousness, too great nicety, captiousness, persnicketiness, over-refinement, purism

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōrōsitāsmōrōsitātēs
genitivemōrōsitātismōrōsitātum
dativemōrōsitātīmōrōsitātibus
accusativemōrōsitātemmōrōsitātēs
ablativemōrōsitātemōrōsitātibus
vocativemōrōsitāsmōrōsitātēs

mōrōsĭtas, ātis, f. morosus.
1. Peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness (rare but class.): si in morositatem inutilem et odiosam incidamus, Cic. Off. 1, 25, 88: morositas et ea vitia, quae dixi, habent aliquid excusationis, id. Sen. 18, 65.—
2. Niceness, pedantry: affectatione et morositate nimiā obscurabat stilum, over-scrupulousness, too great nicety, Suet. Tib. 70.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin mōrōsitās From morōsus (“peevish”, “wayward”, “capricious”, “difficult [to please]”) + -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being).

Descendants
  • Frenchmorosité
  • Englishmorosityfrom French morosité
noun · femininethird declension
morōsitās2
morōsitās f (genitive morōsitātis)
Classical[mɔˈroː.sɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[moˈrɔː.s̬i.tas]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinprocrastination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemorōsitāsmorōsitātēs
genitivemorōsitātismorōsitātum
dativemorōsitātīmorōsitātibus
accusativemorōsitātemmorōsitātēs
ablativemorōsitātemorōsitātibus
vocativemorōsitāsmorōsitātēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin morōsitās From morōsus (“slow [in coming]”, “lingering”) + -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being).

Quick answers

What does mōrōsitās mean in Latin?
mōrōsitās, a noun, means “peevishness, fretfulness, moroseness, gloom, ill-humor, moodiness, morosity; niceness, pedantry, over-scrupulousness, too great nicety, captiousness, persnicketiness, over-refinement, purism”.
What is the genitive of mōrōsitās?
The genitive singular is mōrōsitātis. mōrōsitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mōrōsitās?
In classical Latin, [moːˈroː.sɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈrɔː.s̬i.tas].