LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

priōritās

priōritās f (genitive priōritātis)
Classical[priˈoː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[priˈɔː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. precedence, previousness in time
  2. precedence in authority, rank or dignity
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinoffice of a prior, priorship

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepriōritāspriōritātēs
genitivepriōritātispriōritātum
dativepriōritātīpriōritātibus
accusativepriōritātempriōritātēs
ablativepriōritātepriōritātibus
vocativepriōritāspriōritātēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*priōs
  2. Latinpriōritās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin priōritās From prior + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishpriorityfrom Old French priorite
  • Frenchprioritéfrom Old French priorite
  • GermanPriorität
  • Italianpriorità
  • Portugueseprioridade
  • Spanishprioridad

In English words that came into English from priōritās

  • prioritypriōritās

Quick answers

What does priōritās mean in Latin?
priōritās, a noun, means “precedence, previousness in time; precedence in authority, rank or dignity; office of a prior, priorship”.
What is the genitive of priōritās?
The genitive singular is priōritātis. priōritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce priōritās?
In classical Latin, [priˈoː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [priˈɔː.ri.tas].
Where does priōritās come from?
Proto-Italic *priōs → Latin priōritās.