temeritas

Latin

Etymology

From temere (“by chance, at random; rashly”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teˈme.ri.taːs/, [t̪ɛˈmɛrɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈme.ri.tas/, [t̪eˈmɛːrit̪äs]

Noun

temeritās f (genitive temeritātis); third declension

1. hap, chance, accident
2. rashness, thoughtlessness, temerity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	temeritās	temeritātēs
Genitive	temeritātis	temeritātum
Dative	temeritātī	temeritātibus
Accusative	temeritātem	temeritātēs
Ablative	temeritāte	temeritātibus
Vocative	temeritās	temeritātēs

Related terms

• temerāriē
• temerārius
• temerātor

• temere
• temeriter
• temeritūdō

Descendants

• → Catalan: temeritat
• → English: temerity
• → French: témérité

• → Italian: temerità
• → Portuguese: temeridade
• → Romanian: temeritate
• → Spanish: temeridad

References

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