LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

propinquitās

propinquitās f (genitive propinquitātis)
Classical[prɔˈpɪŋ.kʷɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[proˈpiŋ.kʷi.tas]

Meaning

  1. nearness, propinquity, proximity
  2. figurativelyconnection, affinity, kindred, relationship

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepropinquitāspropinquitātēs
genitivepropinquitātispropinquitātum
dativepropinquitātīpropinquitātibus
accusativepropinquitātempropinquitātēs
ablativepropinquitātepropinquitātibus
vocativepropinquitāspropinquitātēs

prŏpinquĭtas, ātis, f. propinquus,
I. nearness, vicinity, proximity, propinquity (class.).
I. Lit., of place: ex longinquitate, propinquitate, Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 38: hostium, Caes. B. G. 2, 20: loci, id. ib. 7, 19: ex propinquitate pugnare, from a short distance, close at hand, id. ib. 2, 31: nimis imminebat propter propinquitatem Aegina Piraeo, Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.— In plur.: silvarum ac fluminum petunt propinquitates, Caes. B. G. 6, 29.—
II. Trop.
A. Relationship, affinity, propinquity: si pietate propinquitas colitur, Cic. Quint. 6, 26: vinculis propinquitatis conjunctus, id. Planc. 11, 27: nobilis propinquitas, Nep. Dion, 1, 2: arcta, near relationship, Plin. Ep. 4, 4, 1: jus propinquitatis, Vulg. Ruth, 3, 13; Tac. G. 7.—Plur.: si propinquitates summo bono non contineantur, Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 69.—
B. Intimacy, friendship (anteclass.): ad probos propinquitate se adjungere, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59.—
C. Concr., a kinsman (late Lat.): in propinquitatis perniciem inclinatior, Amm. 14, 11, 7 al.

Origins

Latin (h)inc Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin propinquus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin propinquitās From propinquus (“near; related”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanpropinqüitat
  • Englishpropinquityfrom Old French propinquite
  • Italianpropinquità
  • Portuguesepropinquidade
  • Spanishpropincuidad

In English words that came into English from propinquitās

  • propinquitypropinquitās
  • propinquentpropinquitatem

Quick answers

What does propinquitās mean in Latin?
propinquitās, a noun, means “nearness, propinquity, proximity; connection, affinity, kindred, relationship”.
What is the genitive of propinquitās?
The genitive singular is propinquitātis. propinquitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce propinquitās?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈpɪŋ.kʷɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈpiŋ.kʷi.tas].