aequanimitas

Latin

Etymology

From aequus (“equal; calm”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯.kʷaˈni.mi.taːs/, [äe̯kʷäˈnɪmɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.kwaˈni.mi.tas/, [ekwäˈniːmit̪äs]

Noun

aequanimitās f (genitive aequanimitātis); third declension

1. goodwill, kindness, favor
2. calmness, patience, equanimity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aequanimitās	aequanimitātēs
Genitive	aequanimitātis	aequanimitātum
Dative	aequanimitātī	aequanimitātibus
Accusative	aequanimitātem	aequanimitātēs
Ablative	aequanimitāte	aequanimitātibus
Vocative	aequanimitās	aequanimitātēs

Related terms

• aequus
• animus

Descendants

• English: equanimity
• French: équanimité
• Italian: equanimità
• Portuguese: equanimidade
• Spanish: ecuanimidad

References

• “aequanimitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “aequanimitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aequanimitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.