LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

peiōritās

peiōritās f (genitive peiōritātis)
Classical[pɛjˈjoː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[peˈjɔː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinthe quality of being worse, inferiority

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepeiōritāspeiōritātēs
genitivepeiōritātispeiōritātum
dativepeiōritātīpeiōritātibus
accusativepeiōritātempeiōritātēs
ablativepeiōritātepeiōritātibus
vocativepeiōritāspeiōritātēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pédyōs
  3. Proto-Italic*pedjōs
  4. Latinpeiōritās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin peiōritās From peior (“worse”) + -tās (“-ness”).

Descendants
  • Englishpejority

In English words that came into English from peiōritās

  • pejoritypeiōritās

Quick answers

What does peiōritās mean in Latin?
peiōritās, a noun, means “the quality of being worse, inferiority”.
What is the genitive of peiōritās?
The genitive singular is peiōritātis. peiōritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce peiōritās?
In classical Latin, [pɛjˈjoː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈjɔː.ri.tas].
Where does peiōritās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pédyōs → Proto-Italic *pedjōs → Latin peiōritās.