LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

servitūdō

servitūdō f (genitive servitūdinis)
Classical[sɛr.wɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ser.viˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. rareservitude, slavery

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeservitūdōservitūdinēs
genitiveservitūdinisservitūdinum
dativeservitūdinīservitūdinibus
accusativeservitūdinemservitūdinēs
ablativeservitūdineservitūdinibus
vocativeservitūdōservitūdinēs

servĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. servus,
I. slavery, servitude (perh. only in the foll. passages): servitudinis homines expertos, Liv. 24, 22, 2 Drak. N. cr. dub. (Weissenb. servitutis): eritudo servitudo, Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 Müll.: servitudo, δουλεία, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*serwos
  3. Latinservitūdō

Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin servitūdō From servus (“servile”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Englishservitude
  • Frenchservitude
  • Italianservitù
  • Portugueseservidãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese servidũe
  • Romanianservitudine
  • Spanishservidumbre
  • Galicianservidumefrom Old Galician-Portuguese servidũe

Quick answers

What does servitūdō mean in Latin?
servitūdō, a noun, means “servitude, slavery”.
What is the genitive of servitūdō?
The genitive singular is servitūdinis. servitūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce servitūdō?
In classical Latin, [sɛr.wɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ser.viˈtuː.do].
Where does servitūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? → Proto-Italic *serwos → Latin servitūdō.