suavitas

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Etymology[edit]

From suāvis (sweet) +‎ -tās.

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Noun[edit]

suāvitās f (genitive suāvitātis); third declension

  1. (appealing to the senses) sweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance)
  2. (appealing to the mind or feelings) pleasantness, agreeableness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suāvitās suāvitātēs
Genitive suāvitātis suāvitātum
Dative suāvitātī suāvitātibus
Accusative suāvitātem suāvitātēs
Ablative suāvitāte suāvitātibus
Vocative suāvitās suāvitātēs

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References[edit]

  • suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • suavitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis