LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nihilitās

nihilitās f (genitive nihilitātis)
Classical[niˈ(ɦ)ɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[niˈkiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinnothingness, nonexistence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenihilitāsnihilitātēs
genitivenihilitātisnihilitātum
dativenihilitātīnihilitātibus
accusativenihilitātemnihilitātēs
ablativenihilitātenihilitātibus
vocativenihilitāsnihilitātēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin nihilitās From nihil (“nothing”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishnihility
  • Spanishnihilidad

In English words that came into English from nihilitās

  • nihilitynihilitās

Quick answers

What does nihilitās mean in Latin?
nihilitās, a noun, means “nothingness, nonexistence”.
What is the genitive of nihilitās?
The genitive singular is nihilitātis. nihilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nihilitās?
In classical Latin, [niˈ(ɦ)ɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [niˈkiː.li.tas].