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
- (of taste) bitterness
- (of sound) harshness
- (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
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.