avarities
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”) + -itiēs, from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.u̯aːˈri.ti.eːs/, [äu̯äːˈrɪt̪ieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.vaˈrit.t͡si.es/, [äväˈrit̪ː͡s̪ies]
Noun[edit]
avāritiēs f (genitive avāritiēī); fifth declension
- A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.
Declension[edit]
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | avāritiēs |
| Genitive | avāritiēī |
| Dative | avāritiēī |
| Accusative | avāritiem |
| Ablative | avāritiē |
| Vocative | avāritiēs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (avarice): avāritia
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
References[edit]
- “avarities”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avarities in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.