pietas
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pius (“pious, devout; dutiful”).
Noun[edit]
pietās (genitive pietātis); f, third declension
- Dutiful conduct, sense of duty.
- (to the gods) Piety, conscientiousness, scrupulousness,
- (to one's parents, children, relatives, country, benefactors, etc.) Duty, dutifulness, affection, love, loyalty, patriotism, gratitude.
- Gentleness, kindness, tenderness, pity, compassion.
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pietās | pietātēs |
| genitive | pietātis | pietātum |
| dative | pietātī | pietātibus |
| accusative | pietātem | pietātēs |
| ablative | pietāte | pietātibus |
| vocative | pietās | pietātēs |
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Descendants[edit]
- English: piety, pity
- French: piété, pitié
- Italian: pietà
- Portuguese: piedade
- Romanian: pietate
- Spanish: piedad
References[edit]
- pietas in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
