LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

terrēnitās

terrēnitās f (genitive terrēnitātis)
Classical[tɛrˈreː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[terˈrɛː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinearthliness, worldliness (quality of being part of the mortal world)
    Near-synonyms: hūmānitās, incarnātiō
    dōnec[…]probētur nihil terrēnitātis habēns, et pūrgētur septuplumuntil […] it is proven to have nothing of earthliness, and is purified sevenfold1188, Epistolæ Cantuarienses 253

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeterrēnitāsterrēnitātēs
genitiveterrēnitātisterrēnitātum
dativeterrēnitātīterrēnitātibus
accusativeterrēnitātemterrēnitātēs
ablativeterrēnitāteterrēnitātibus
vocativeterrēnitāsterrēnitātēs

Origins

From terrēnus + -tās. (per du Cange) Compare Ancient Greek οἰκονομῐ́ᾱ (oikonomĭ́ā).

Quick answers

What does terrēnitās mean in Latin?
terrēnitās, a noun, means “earthliness, worldliness (quality of being part of the mortal world)”.
What is the genitive of terrēnitās?
The genitive singular is terrēnitātis. terrēnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce terrēnitās?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈreː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈrɛː.ni.tas].