LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

proprietās

proprietās f (genitive proprietātis)
Classical[prɔˈpri.ɛ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[proˈpriː.e.tas]

Meaning

  1. quality, property, peculiarity, character
  2. the legal position of an owner particularly if his property is encumbered with an usufruct
  3. Medieval Latinproperty, possessions, things belonging to someone
  4. Medieval Latinoffice concerning the commemoration of a certain saint

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeproprietāsproprietātēs
genitiveproprietātisproprietātum
dativeproprietātīproprietātibus
accusativeproprietātemproprietātēs
ablativeproprietāteproprietātibus
vocativeproprietāsproprietātēs

prō^prĭĕtas, ātis, f. proprius.
I. Lit., a property, peculiarity, peculiar nature, quality of a thing (class.): singularum rerum singulae proprietates, Cic. Ac. 2, 18: terrae caelique, Liv. 38, 17: definitio genere declaratur, et proprietate quādam, Cic. Part. 12, 41: frugum proprietates, peculiar kinds, Liv. 45, 30; Plin. 13, 22, 41, § 121: linguae, Vulg. Gen. 31, 47.—
B. Transf.
1. Ownership, right of possession, property (post-Aug.): jumenti, Suet. Galb. 7: Salaminae insulae, Just. 2, 7; Dig. 47, 2, 47: proprietatis dominus, proprietor, ib. 7, 1, 13, § 7: nuda, Gai. Inst. 2, 30; Dig. 7, 4, 2.—
II. Trop., proper signification (post-Aug.): verborum, Quint. 8, 2, 1 sq.; 10, 1, 21; 12, 2, 19; 1 prooem. 16; 5, 14, 34.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin proprietās From proprius + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanpropietat
  • Italianproprietà
  • Englishpropertyfrom Old French propreté
  • Englishproprietyfrom Old French propreté
  • Frenchpropriétéfrom Old French propreté
  • Portuguesepropriedade
  • Romanianproprietate
  • Spanishpropriedad
  • Spanishpropiedad
  • Asturianpropiedá

In English words that came into English from proprietās

  • propertyproprietās
  • proprietaryproprietārius
  • proprietyproprietās

Quick answers

What does proprietās mean in Latin?
proprietās, a noun, means “quality, property, peculiarity, character; the legal position of an owner particularly if his property is encumbered with an usufruct; property, possessions, things belonging to someone”.
What is the genitive of proprietās?
The genitive singular is proprietātis. proprietās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce proprietās?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈpri.ɛ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈpriː.e.tas].
Which English words come from proprietās?
English words that go back to Latin proprietās include property, propriety and proprietary.