proclivitas

Latin

Etymology

prōclīvis +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈkliː.u̯i.taːs/, [proːˈklʲiːu̯ɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈkli.vi.tas/, [proˈkliːvit̪äs]

Noun

prōclīvitās f (genitive prōclīvitātis); third declension

1. steep descent
2. tendency, proneness, disposition, propensity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prōclīvitās	prōclīvitātēs
Genitive	prōclīvitātis	prōclīvitātum
Dative	prōclīvitātī	prōclīvitātibus
Accusative	prōclīvitātem	prōclīvitātēs
Ablative	prōclīvitāte	prōclīvitātibus
Vocative	prōclīvitās	prōclīvitātēs

Descendants

• → English: proclivity
• → French: proclivité (learned)
• → Italian: proclività (learned)
• → Spanish: proclividad (learned)

References

• proclivitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• proclivitas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “proclivitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press