LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sorōritās

sorōritās f (genitive sorōritātis)
Classical[sɔˈroː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[soˈrɔː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. sisterhood

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesorōritāssorōritātēs
genitivesorōritātissorōritātum
dativesorōritātīsorōritātibus
accusativesorōritātemsorōritātēs
ablativesorōritātesorōritātibus
vocativesorōritāssorōritātēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin sorōritās From soror (“sister”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishsorority
  • Frenchsororité
  • Italiansororità
  • Portuguesesororidade
  • Romaniansuroritate
  • Spanishsororidad
  • Galiciansororidade

In English words that came into English from sorōritās

  • sororitysorōritās

Quick answers

What does sorōritās mean in Latin?
sorōritās, a noun, means “sisterhood”.
What is the genitive of sorōritās?
The genitive singular is sorōritātis. sorōritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sorōritās?
In classical Latin, [sɔˈroː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [soˈrɔː.ri.tas].