LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

torvitās

torvitās f (genitive torvitātis)

Meaning

  1. wildness, fierceness, savageness
  2. severity

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetorvitāstorvitātēs
genitivetorvitātistorvitātum
dativetorvitātītorvitātibus
accusativetorvitātemtorvitātēs
ablativetorvitātetorvitātibus
vocativetorvitāstorvitātēs

torvĭtas, ātis, f. id.,
I. wildness, savageness, severity, sternness of aspect, character, etc. (post-Aug.): torvitas vultūs, Tac. H. 2, 9 fin.: oculorum, Amm. 31, 2, 7: capitis (pantherae), Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 62: naturae, id. 7, 19, 18, § 79: M. Agrippa, vir rusticitati propior quam deliciis ... verum eadem illa torvitas tabulas duas Ajacis et Veneris mercata est, etc., id. 35, 4, 9, § 26.

In English words that came into English from torvitās

  • torvitytorvitās

Quick answers

What does torvitās mean in Latin?
torvitās, a noun, means “wildness, fierceness, savageness; severity”.
What is the genitive of torvitās?
The genitive singular is torvitātis. torvitās is feminine, third declension.