firmitas

Latin

Etymology

From firmus (“stable, strong, firm; steadfast, true”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfir.mi.taːs/, [ˈfɪr.mɪ.taːs]

Noun

firmitās f (genitive firmitātis); third declension

1. firmness, durability, strength
2. constancy, stability, endurance, firmness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	firmitās	firmitātēs
genitive	firmitātis	firmitātum
dative	firmitātī	firmitātibus
accusative	firmitātem	firmitātēs
ablative	firmitāte	firmitātibus
vocative	firmitās	firmitātēs

Synonyms

• (constancy): cōnstantia, firmitūdō, pondus

Related terms

• firmāmen
• firmāmentum
• firmātor
• firmē

• firmiter
• firmitūdō
• firmō
• firmus

Descendants

• French: fermeté (borrowing)

References

• firmitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• firmitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• firmitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• firmitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette