LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

summitās

summitās f (genitive summitātis)
Classical[ˈsʊm.mɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsum.mi.tas]

Meaning

  1. The highest part of something; height, top, summit.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesummitāssummitātēs
genitivesummitātissummitātum
dativesummitātīsummitātibus
accusativesummitātemsummitātēs
ablativesummitātesummitātibus
vocativesummitāssummitātēs

summĭtas, ātis, f. summus,
I. the highest part, height, top, summit (post-class.): placidioribus locis septem pedibus summitas vitis insurgit, Pall. 1, 6, 10; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6 med.: terrae, Censor. de Die Nat. 13: deum summitatem omnium summorum obtinentem, Arn. 1, 13; App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 15, 7; Amm. 15, 10, 6 (not Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118, where Jan. reads imitata).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin summitās From summus (“highest, topmost”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalansummitat
  • Italiansommità
  • Portuguesesumidade
  • Spanishsumidad

Quick answers

What does summitās mean in Latin?
summitās, a noun, means “The highest part of something; height, top, summit.”.
What is the genitive of summitās?
The genitive singular is summitātis. summitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce summitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊm.mɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsum.mi.tas].