firmitudo

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fir.miˈtuː.doː/, [fɪr.mɪˈtuː.doː]

Noun

firmitūdō f (genitive firmitūdinis); third declension

1. firmness, durability, strength
2. constancy, stability
3. reliability

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	firmitūdō	firmitūdinēs
genitive	firmitūdinis	firmitūdinum
dative	firmitūdinī	firmitūdinibus
accusative	firmitūdinem	firmitūdinēs
ablative	firmitūdine	firmitūdinibus
vocative	firmitūdō	firmitūdinēs

Synonyms

• (constancy): cōnstantia, firmitās, pondus

Related terms

• firmāmen
• firmāmentum
• firmātor
• firmē

• firmitās
• firmiter
• firmō
• firmus

References

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