lenitudo

Latin

Etymology

From lēnis (“soft”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leː.niˈtuː.doː/, [ɫ̪eːnɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le.niˈtu.do/, [leniˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

lēnitūdō f (genitive lēnitūdinis); third declension

softness, mildness, gentleness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēnitūdō	lēnitūdinēs
Genitive	lēnitūdinis	lēnitūdinum
Dative	lēnitūdinī	lēnitūdinibus
Accusative	lēnitūdinem	lēnitūdinēs
Ablative	lēnitūdine	lēnitūdinibus
Vocative	lēnitūdō	lēnitūdinēs

Related terms

References

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

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