macritas

Latin

Etymology

From macer +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kri.taːs/, [ˈmäkrɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kri.tas/, [ˈmäːkrit̪äs]

Noun

macritās f (genitive macritātis); third declension

1. leanness, poorness, thinness
   • Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, De Architectura 2.4

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	macritās	macritātēs
Genitive	macritātis	macritātum
Dative	macritātī	macritātibus
Accusative	macritātem	macritātēs
Ablative	macritāte	macritātibus
Vocative	macritās	macritātēs

References

• “macritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• macritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.