LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

proximitās

proximitās f (genitive proximitātis)
Classical[prɔkˈsɪ.mɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[prokˈsiː.mi.tas]

Meaning

  1. proximity, nearness, vicinity
  2. similarity, resemblance
  3. connection, union

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeproximitāsproximitātēs
genitiveproximitātisproximitātum
dativeproximitātīproximitātibus
accusativeproximitātemproximitātēs
ablativeproximitāteproximitātibus
vocativeproximitāsproximitātēs

proxĭmĭtas, ātis, f. proximus,
I. nearness, vicinity, proximity.
I. Lit., Vitr. 2, 9 med.; Ov. de Nuce, 56.—
II. Trop.
A. Near relationship, Ov. M. 10, 340; 13, 154; Quint. 3, 6, 95.—
B. Similarity, resemblance: et lateat vitium proximitate boni, Ov. A. A. 2, 662; Ap. Asclep. p. 79, 2.—
C. Connection, union, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 15.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
  3. Latinproximitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin proximitās From proximus + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanproximitat
  • Englishproximity
  • Frenchproximité
  • Italianprossimità
  • Portugueseproximidade
  • Romanianproximitate
  • Spanishproximidad
  • Galicianproximidade

In English words that came into English from proximitās

  • proximityproximitās

Quick answers

What does proximitās mean in Latin?
proximitās, a noun, means “proximity, nearness, vicinity; similarity, resemblance; connection, union”.
What is the genitive of proximitās?
The genitive singular is proximitātis. proximitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce proximitās?
In classical Latin, [prɔkˈsɪ.mɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prokˈsiː.mi.tas].
Where does proximitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe → Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos → Latin proximitās.