LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sōbrietās

sōbrietās f (genitive sōbrietātis)
Classical[soːˈbri.ɛ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[soˈbriː.e.tas]

Meaning

  1. sobriety
  2. temperance, moderation, continence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōbrietāssōbrietātēs
genitivesōbrietātissōbrietātum
dativesōbrietātīsōbrietātibus
accusativesōbrietātemsōbrietātēs
ablativesōbrietātesōbrietātibus
vocativesōbrietāssōbrietātēs

sōbrĭĕtas, ātis, f. sobrius,
I. sobriety (post-Aug.).
I. Lit., temperance in drinking, Sen. Tranq. 15, 16; Val. Max. 6, 3, 9.— Hence Sobrietas personified, the enemy of Venus, App. M. 5, p. 172, 20; Prud. Psych. 450.—
II. In gen., moderation, temperance, continence (cf.: modestas, temperantia): vitae, Dig. 1, 7, 17 fin.; Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 9.—
B. Trop., reasonableness, prudence: consiliorum, Amm. 31, 10, 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin sōbrietās From sōbrius + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalansobrietat
  • Frenchsobriété
  • Italiansobrietà
  • Portuguesesobriedade
  • Spanishsobriedad
  • Galiciansobriedade

In English words that came into English from sōbrietās

  • sobrietysōbrietās

Quick answers

What does sōbrietās mean in Latin?
sōbrietās, a noun, means “sobriety; temperance, moderation, continence”.
What is the genitive of sōbrietās?
The genitive singular is sōbrietātis. sōbrietās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sōbrietās?
In classical Latin, [soːˈbri.ɛ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [soˈbriː.e.tas].