alacritas
Latin
Etymology
From alacer (“brisk”) + -tās (“-ity”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈla.kri.taːs/, [äˈɫ̪äkrɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈla.kri.tas/, [äˈläːkrit̪äs]
Noun
alacritās f (genitive alacritātis); third declension
- cheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation
- alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour
- joy, rejoicing, exultation, triumph
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alacritās | alacritātēs |
| Genitive | alacritātis | alacritātum |
| Dative | alacritātī | alacritātibus |
| Accusative | alacritātem | alacritātēs |
| Ablative | alacritāte | alacritātibus |
| Vocative | alacritās | alacritātēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: alacrity
- French: alacrité
- Galician: alacridade
- Italian: alacrità
- Portuguese: alacridade
- Spanish: alacridad
References
- “alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alacritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.