LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

stabilitās

stabilitās f (genitive stabilitātis)
Classical[staˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[staˈbiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. stability, steadiness, immovability

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

firmitātem: quod firmē stat
steadiness
stabilitās -ātis (f) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 19

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestabilitāsstabilitātēs
genitivestabilitātisstabilitātum
dativestabilitātīstabilitātibus
accusativestabilitātemstabilitātēs
ablativestabilitātestabilitātibus
vocativestabilitāsstabilitātēs

stăbĭlĭtas, ātis, f. stabilis,
I. a standing fast or firm, steadfastness, firmness, durability, immovability, stability (class.).
I. Lit.: ita mobilitatem equitum, stabilitatem peditum in proeliis praestant, * Caes. B. G. 4, 33: stirpes stabilitatem dant iis, quae sustinent, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120: dentium, Plin. 23, 3, 37, § 74.—
II. Trop.: qui poterit aut corporis firmitate aut fortunae stabilitate confidere? Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 40: benevolentiam non stabilitate et constantiā judicare, id. Off. 1, 15, 47; so (with constantia) id. Lael. 18, 65: stabilitas amicitiae confirmari potest, cum, etc., id. ib. 22, 82; cf. id. Fin. 1, 20, 66: hae sunt sententiae, quae stabilitatis aliquid habeant, id. Tusc. 5, 30, 85.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*staējō
  4. Proto-Italic*staēō
  5. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  6. Latinstabilitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin stabilitās From stabilis + -tās.

Descendants
  • Englishstability
  • Frenchstabilité
  • Italianstabilità
  • Portugueseestabilidade
  • Romanianstabilitate
  • Spanishestabilidad
  • Asturianestabilidá
  • Galicianestabilidade
  • Indonesianstabilitas

Quick answers

What does stabilitās mean in Latin?
stabilitās, a noun, means “stability, steadiness, immovability”.
What is the genitive of stabilitās?
The genitive singular is stabilitātis. stabilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce stabilitās?
In classical Latin, [staˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [staˈbiː.li.tas].
Where does stabilitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *staējō → Proto-Italic *staēō → Proto-Italic *staðlis? → Latin stabilitās.