LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

teneritās

teneritās f (genitive teneritātis)
Classical[tɛˈnɛ.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[teˈnɛː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. softness, tenderness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeteneritāsteneritātēs
genitiveteneritātisteneritātum
dativeteneritātīteneritātibus
accusativeteneritātemteneritātēs
ablativeteneritāteteneritātibus
vocativeteneritāsteneritātēs

tĕnĕrĭtas, ātis, f. id.,
I. softness, tenderness.
I. Lit.: uvarum, Plin. 15, 24, 29, § 100: brassicae, id. 19, 8, 41, § 141: gemmae, id. 37, 7, 28, § 101: hujus jecori teneritas nulla praefertur, id. 9, 42, 67, § 143.—
II. Trop.: in primo ortu (rerum) inest teneritas et mollities quaedam, * Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58 aetatis, Vitr. 4, 1 med.: teneritas Corinthiorum (opp. severus mos Doricorum), id. 1, 2 med.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin teneritās From tener + -tās.

Quick answers

What does teneritās mean in Latin?
teneritās, a noun, means “softness, tenderness”.
What is the genitive of teneritās?
The genitive singular is teneritātis. teneritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce teneritās?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈnɛ.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈnɛː.ri.tas].