amaritudo

Latin

Etymology

From amārus (“bitter”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.maː.riˈtuː.doː/, [ämäːrɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ma.riˈtu.do/, [ämäriˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

amāritūdō f (genitive amāritūdinis); third declension

1. (of taste) bitterness
2. (of sound) harshness
3. (figuratively, of feelings) severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amāritūdō	amāritūdinēs
Genitive	amāritūdinis	amāritūdinum
Dative	amāritūdinī	amāritūdinibus
Accusative	amāritūdinem	amāritūdinēs
Ablative	amāritūdine	amāritūdinibus
Vocative	amāritūdō	amāritūdinēs

Synonyms

• (bitterness): amāritās, amāritiēs, amāror, amārulentia

Related terms

• amāricō
• amāritās
• amāriter
• amāritiēs

• amāror
• amārulentia
• amārulentus
• amārus

Descendants

• French: amertume
• Italian: amaritudine

References

• “amaritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amaritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.