What does rēctitūdō mean in Latin?

rēctitūdō, a noun, means “straightness, directness; uprightness, (moral) rectitude”.

What is the genitive of rēctitūdō?

The genitive singular is rēctitūdinis. rēctitūdō is feminine, third declension.

noun · femininethird declension

rēctitūdō f (genitive rēctitūdinis)

rectĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. rectus (post-class.).

I. Straightness, directness. Lit., Aggen. ap. Front. p. 46 Goes.—

II. Trop., uprightness, rectitude (class. aequitas), Hier. in Isa. 8, 10; 26, 7: hominum, Just. Nov. 13 praef.

From rēctus (“straight”) + -tūdō; with the former from the perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).

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