noun · femininethird declension
Petrēitās
Petrēitās f (genitive Petrēitātis)
Classical[pɛˈtreː.ɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[peˈtrɛː.i.tas]
Meaning
- Petrinity
Petrum & Paulum, ajunt, ratione ſingularitatum (Petreitatis & Pauleitatis) non idemtificari, ſed diſtingui; & in ratione communi hominis non diſtingui, ſed idemtificari.
Peter and Paul, they say, are not identified by reason of their singularities (Petrinity & Paulinity), but are distinguished; and in the general sense of man they are not distinguished, but are identified.1659, Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz, Caramuelis metalogica disputationes de logicae essentia, proprietatibus, et operationibus continens, page 137:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Petrēitās | Petrēitātēs |
| genitive | Petrēitātis | Petrēitātum |
| dative | Petrēitātī | Petrēitātibus |
| accusative | Petrēitātem | Petrēitātēs |
| ablative | Petrēitāte | Petrēitātibus |
| vocative | Petrēitās | Petrēitātēs |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin Petrēitās From Petrēius (“of Saint Peter, like Saint Peter”) + -tās (“-ness”).