LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

quantitās

quantitās f (genitive quantitātis)
Classical[ˈkʷan.tɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷan.ti.tas]

Meaning

  1. greatness; extent; quantity; magnitude; size
  2. sum; amount

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequantitāsquantitātēs
genitivequantitātisquantitātum
dativequantitātīquantitātibus
accusativequantitātemquantitātēs
ablativequantitātequantitātibus
vocativequantitāsquantitātēs

quantĭtas, ātis, f. quantus.
I. In gen., greatness, extent, quantity (perh. only post-Aug.): quantitas est modulorum ex ipsius operis sumptione, singulisque membrorum partibus, universi operis conveniens effectus, Vitr. 1, 2: umoris, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 219: modi seu numeri, Quint. 7, 4, 3: vocis, strength, id. 11, 3, 14: quantitas et qualitas, id. 7, 2, 6: pretii, App. Mag. p. 239, 11.—
II. In partic.
A. A sum, amount (post-class.): si non corpus sit legatum, sed quantitas, Dig. 30, 1, 34, § 3; 12, 1, 6.—
2. A sum of money, Dig. 16, 2, 11; 49, 14, 47; 45, 1, 65.—
B. In logic: quantitas propositionis, the quantity or extent of a proposition, which is either universal or particular, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 29 fin.; Mart. Cap. 4, §§ 342, 371 sqq.

Origins

From quantus (“how much”) + -tās. Coined by Cicero as a calque of Ancient Greek ποσότης (posótēs); compare quālitās.

Descendants
  • Catalanquantitat
  • Englishquantity
  • Frenchquantité
  • Romaniancantitatefrom French quantité
  • Italianquantità
  • Portuguesequantidade
  • Spanishcantidad
  • Malaykuantitifrom English quantity
  • Franco-Provençalquantiáfrom Old Franco-Provençal quantiá
  • Haitian Creolekantitefrom French quantité

Quick answers

What does quantitās mean in Latin?
quantitās, a noun, means “greatness; extent; quantity”.
What is the genitive of quantitās?
The genitive singular is quantitātis. quantitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce quantitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷan.tɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷan.ti.tas].