LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sōlitās

sōlitās f (genitive sōlitātis)
Classical[ˈsoː.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. loneliness, solitude

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōlitāssōlitātēs
genitivesōlitātissōlitātum
dativesōlitātīsōlitātibus
accusativesōlitātemsōlitātēs
ablativesōlitātesōlitātibus
vocativesōlitāssōlitātēs

sōlĭtas, ātis, f. solus,
I. a being alone, loneliness, solitude (ante- and post-class. for solitudo): tuam solitatem memorans, Att. ap. Non. 173, 28 (Trag. Rel. p. 153 Rib.); App. M. 9, p. 225, 14; id. Mag. p. 288, 5; Tert. adv. Val. 37.

Origins

From sōl- (“alone”) + -tās. Ante- and post-classical for sōlitūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalansoledat
  • Portuguesesaudadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Englishsaudadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Frenchsaudadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Italiansaudadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Spanishsaudadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Portuguesesoidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Portuguesesuidadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Portuguesesodadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade
  • Portuguesesaùdadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese soydade

In English words that came into English from sōlitās

  • solitarysōlitārius
  • solitairesōlitārius

Quick answers

What does sōlitās mean in Latin?
sōlitās, a noun, means “loneliness, solitude”.
What is the genitive of sōlitās?
The genitive singular is sōlitātis. sōlitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sōlitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈsoː.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.li.tas].