brevitas
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From brevis (“short, little, of small extent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.taːs/, [ˈbreu̯ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbre.vi.tas/, [ˈbrɛːvit̪äs]
Noun[edit]
brevitās f (genitive brevitātis); third declension
- (of space) shortness; narrowness
- (of time) briefness, brevity, shortness
- (of discourse) conciseness, terseness, brevity
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brevitās | brevitātēs |
| Genitive | brevitātis | brevitātum |
| Dative | brevitātī | brevitātibus |
| Accusative | brevitātem | brevitātēs |
| Ablative | brevitāte | brevitātibus |
| Vocative | brevitās | brevitātēs |
Related terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “brevitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “brevitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- brevitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.