tristitia

Latin

Etymology

From trīstis (“sad”) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /trisˈti.ti.a/

Noun

trīstitia (genitive trīstitiae); f, first declension

1. sadness, sorrow, melancholy
2. the (sad) state of things
3. (of demeanor) moroseness, sourness

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	trīstitia	trīstitiae
genitive	trīstitiae	trīstitiārum
dative	trīstitiae	trīstitiīs
accusative	trīstitiam	trīstitiās
ablative	trīstitiā	trīstitiīs
vocative	trīstitia	trīstitiae

Synonyms

• (sadness): trīstitās, trīstitūdō

Related terms

• trīste
• trīstis
• trīstitās
• trīstitūdō

Descendants

• French: tristesse
• Italian: tristezza, tristizia
• Portuguese: tristeza
• Romanian: tristețe
• Spanish: tristeza

References

• tristitia in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879