dulcitudo

Latin

Etymology

From dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dul.kiˈtuː.doː/, [d̪ʊɫ̪kɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dul.t͡ʃiˈtu.do/, [d̪ul̠ʲt͡ʃiˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

dulcitūdō f (genitive dulcitūdinis); third declension

sweetness
(figuratively) pleasantness, pleasurableness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dulcitūdō	dulcitūdinēs
Genitive	dulcitūdinis	dulcitūdinum
Dative	dulcitūdinī	dulcitūdinibus
Accusative	dulcitūdinem	dulcitūdinēs
Ablative	dulcitūdine	dulcitūdinibus
Vocative	dulcitūdō	dulcitūdinēs

Synonyms

(agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, iūcunditās, lepor
(sweetness): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “sweetness”): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ English: dulcitude
Italian: dolcitudine
Old Galician-Portuguese: dulçedũe
Spanish: dulcedumbre

References

“dulcitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“dulcitudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
dulcitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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