LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

serēnitās

serēnitās f (genitive serēnitātis)
Classical[sɛˈreː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[seˈrɛː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. serenity, peacefulness
  2. fine weather
  3. figurativelyfavourable conditions

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeserēnitāsserēnitātēs
genitiveserēnitātisserēnitātum
dativeserēnitātīserēnitātibus
accusativeserēnitātemserēnitātēs
ablativeserēnitāteserēnitātibus
vocativeserēnitāsserēnitātēs

sĕrēnĭtas, ātis, f. serenus,
I. clearness, serenity.
I. Lit., of the weather, clear, fair, or serene weather; with gen.: cum sit tum serenitas, tum perturbatio caeli, * Cic. Div. 2, 45, 94: diei solisque, Auct. B. Hisp. 29, 4: auctumni, Plin. 18, 35, 80, § 353.— Absol.: tranquilla serenitas (opp. foeda tempestas), Liv. 2, 62, 2; 2, 26, 11: serenitatem praesagire, Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 362; 10, 67, 86, § 188.—Plur.: (vinea) imbribus magis quam serenitatibus offenditur, Col. 3, 1, 10.—
II. Trop.
1. Fairness, serenity of fortune, of disposition, etc. (rare; perh. not ante-Aug.): praesentis fortunae, Liv. 42, 62, 4: minor es, quam ut serenitatem meam obducas, Sen. Ira, 3, 25, 4: quantam tempestatem subitā serenitate discussit (principis ortus), Curt. 10, 9, 5.—
2. Serenitas, a title of the Roman emperors, = Serene Highness, Veg. Mil. 3 epil.; Inscr. Grut. 286, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin serēnitās From serēnus (“serene”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalanserenitat
  • Englishserenity
  • Frenchsérénité
  • Italianserenità
  • Occitanserenitat
  • Portugueseserenidade
  • Romanianseninătate
  • Spanishserenidad
  • Aromaniansirinãtati
  • Galicianserenidade

In English words that came into English from serēnitās

  • serenityserēnitās

Quick answers

What does serēnitās mean in Latin?
serēnitās, a noun, means “serenity, peacefulness; fine weather; favourable conditions”.
What is the genitive of serēnitās?
The genitive singular is serēnitātis. serēnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce serēnitās?
In classical Latin, [sɛˈreː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈrɛː.ni.tas].