LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

procācitās

procācitās f (genitive procācitātis)
Classical[prɔˈkaː.kɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[proˈkaː.t͡ʃi.tas]

Meaning

  1. boldness, shamelessness, impudence

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Petulans · Procax · Protervus · Lascivus

The petulans (σπαταλῶν) sins against modestia through wantonness, raillery, and needless attack; the procax, through importunity and boisterous forwardness; the protervus (from proterere? or ταράξαι?) from impetuosity and haughty recklessness; the lascivus, through unrestrained frolicksomeness and inclination for play. Hence petulantia has its foundation in aversion to rest and quietness, or in the love of mischief; procacitas, in assurance or complete impudence; protervitas, in a feeling of strength, or in insolence; lascivia, in high spirits, or the want of seriousness. (iii. 40.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprocācitāsprocācitātēs
genitiveprocācitātisprocācitātum
dativeprocācitātīprocācitātibus
accusativeprocācitātemprocācitātēs
ablativeprocācitāteprocācitātibus
vocativeprocācitāsprocācitātēs

prŏcācĭtas, ātis, f. id.,
I. boldness, shamelessness, impudence (class.): itaque a petendo petulantia, a procando, id est poscendo, procacitas nominata est, Cic. Rep. 4, 6, 19 (ap. Non. 23, 19): procacitatem alicujus coërcere, Nep. Timol. 5, 2: procacitatis et petulantiae certamen, Tac. H. 3, 11: lepida, Mart. 2, 41, 17: galli gallinacei, lechery, Col. 8, 2, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin procācitās From procāx + -tās.

Descendants
  • Italianprocacità
  • Spanishprocacidad

In English words that came into English from procācitās

  • procacityprocācitās

Quick answers

What does procācitās mean in Latin?
procācitās, a noun, means “boldness, shamelessness, impudence”.
What is the genitive of procācitās?
The genitive singular is procācitātis. procācitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce procācitās?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈkaː.kɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈkaː.t͡ʃi.tas].