LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

obscēnitās

obscēnitās f (genitive obscēnitātis)
Classical[ɔpˈskeː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[obˈʃɛː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. unfavorableness, inauspiciousness
  2. foulness, lewdness, obscenity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobscēnitāsobscēnitātēs
genitiveobscēnitātisobscēnitātum
dativeobscēnitātīobscēnitātibus
accusativeobscēnitātemobscēnitātēs
ablativeobscēnitāteobscēnitātibus
vocativeobscēnitāsobscēnitātēs

obscēnĭtas (obscaen-, obscoen-), ātis, f. obscenus. *
I. Unfavorableness, inauspiciousness, of a bad omen: mali ominis obscenitas, Arn. 1, 10.—
II. Moral impurity, foulness, unchastity, lewdness, obscenity.
A. In abstr. (the class. signif. of the word): si rerum turpitudo adhibetur et verborum obscenitas, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104; cf. id. ib. 1, 35, 127; cf. also id. de Or. 2, 59, 242: si quod sit in obscenitate flagitium, id aut in re esse aut in verbo, id. Fam. 9, 22, 1: obscenitas non a verbis tantum abesse debet, sed etiam a significatione, Quint. 6, 3, 29: eques Romanus obscenitatis in feminas reus, Suet. Claud. 15: professis apud se obscenitatem cetera quoque concessisse delicta, unchastity, id. Ner. 29: obscenitate oris hirsuto atque olido seni clare exprobrata, the disfigurement produced by lewdness, id. Tib. 45: in obscenitatem, aliquem compellere, Dig. 1, 12, 1, § 8.—
B. Concr., an obscene thing (post-Aug. and very rare): corporum obscenitas, = τὰ αἰδοῖα, Arn. 5, 176: amputata, id. 5, 173.— Plur.: in poculis libidines caelare juvit ac per obscenitates bibere, obscene figures, Plin. H. N 30 prooem. § 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tas Latin obscēnitās From obscēnus + -tas.

Descendants
  • Catalanobscenitat
  • Englishobscenity
  • Frenchobscénité
  • GermanObszönität
  • Italianoscenità
  • Portugueseobscenidade
  • Romanianobscenitate
  • Spanishobscenidad
  • Galicianobscenidade
  • Swedishobscenitet

In English words that came into English from obscēnitās

  • obscenityobscēnitās

Quick answers

What does obscēnitās mean in Latin?
obscēnitās, a noun, means “unfavorableness, inauspiciousness; foulness, lewdness, obscenity”.
What is the genitive of obscēnitās?
The genitive singular is obscēnitātis. obscēnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce obscēnitās?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈskeː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈʃɛː.ni.tas].