LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōcēritās

prōcēritās f (genitive prōcēritātis)
Classical[proːˈkeː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[proˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. height, tallness
  2. length

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōcēritāsprōcēritātēs
genitiveprōcēritātisprōcēritātum
dativeprōcēritātīprōcēritātibus
accusativeprōcēritātemprōcēritātēs
ablativeprōcēritāteprōcēritātibus
vocativeprōcēritāsprōcēritātēs

prōcērĭtas, ātis, f. procerus,
I. a high growth, height, tallness.
I. Lit. (good prose): candor hujus te et proceritas, vultus oculique perpulerunt, his tall stature, Cic. Cael. 15, 36; so absol., Tac. A. 12, 44; 4, 57; Suet. Vit. 17; Gell. 9, 11; cf. corporis, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 6; Just. 13, 1, 11.—Of plants: cum admiraretur proceritates arborum, Cic. Sen. 17, 59: palmetis est proceritas et decor, Tac. H. 5, 6: herbarum, height, Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 27: tiliae, id. 16, 14, 25, § 65: balsami, id. 12, 25, 54, § 113: tollentis se proceritate luxuriosā, id. 19, 8, 41, § 139.—
II. Transf., in gen., length: quae (animalia) altiora sunt, ut anseres, ut cygni, ut cameli, adjuvantur proceritate collorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: alces, ni proceritas aurium et cervicis distinguet, jumento similis, Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 39: pediculi (glandis) proceritas brevitasque, id. 16, 6, 8, § 23: rubri, id. 17, 13, 21, § 96: pedum, Cic. Or. 63, 212.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin prōcēritās From prōcērus (“lofty”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishprocerity

In English words that came into English from prōcēritās

  • procerityprōcēritās

Quick answers

What does prōcēritās mean in Latin?
prōcēritās, a noun, means “height, tallness; length”.
What is the genitive of prōcēritās?
The genitive singular is prōcēritātis. prōcēritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōcēritās?
In classical Latin, [proːˈkeː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.tas].