quiditas
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From quid (“what”) + -tās (“ness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷi.di.taːs/, [ˈkʷɪd̪ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwi.di.tas/, [ˈkwiːd̪it̪äs]
Noun[edit]
quiditās f (genitive quiditātis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) quiddity, whatness
- c. 1250, Thomas Aquinas, chapter 4, in Dē ente et essentiā:
- Omnis autem essentia vel quiditās potest intelligī sine hōc, quod aliquid intelligātur dē esse suō; possum enim intelligere quid est homō vel phoenīx et tamen ignōrāre an esse habeat in rērum nātūrā.
- But every essence or quiddity can be understood without anything being understood about its existence; for I can understand what a man is, or a phoenix, and yet not know whether it has existence in the nature of things.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | quiditās | quiditātēs |
| Genitive | quiditātis | quiditātum |
| Dative | quiditātī | quiditātibus |
| Accusative | quiditātem | quiditātēs |
| Ablative | quiditāte | quiditātibus |
| Vocative | quiditās | quiditātēs |