caritas

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From carus "dear, expensive"

Noun [edit]

cāritas (genitive cāritātis); f, third declension

  1. dearness
  2. costliness
  3. charity, the attitude of kindness and understanding towards others
  4. vocative singular of cāritas

Inflection [edit]

Third declension (3).

Number Singular Plural
nominative cāritas cāritātēs
genitive cāritātis cāritātum
dative cāritātī cāritātibus
accusative cāritātem cāritātēs
ablative cāritāte cāritātibus
vocative cāritas cāritātēs

Descendants [edit]