ferocitas

Latin

Etymology

From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferōcitās f (genitive ferōcitātis); third declension

  1. fierceness, ferocity
    Synonyms: crūdēlitās, feritās, sevēritās, asperitās
    Antonyms: misericordia, pietās, eleēmosyna, lēnitās

Usage notes
  • According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ferōcitās ferōcitātēs
Genitive ferōcitātis ferōcitātum
Dative ferōcitātī ferōcitātibus
Accusative ferōcitātem ferōcitātēs
Ablative ferōcitāte ferōcitātibus
Vocative ferōcitās ferōcitātēs

Descendants
  • Catalan: ferocitat
  • English: ferocity
  • French: férocité
  • Galician: ferocidade
  • Italian: ferocità
  • Portuguese: ferocidade
  • Romanian: ferocitate
  • Spanish: ferocidad

References
  • “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ferocitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • ferocitas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.