urbanitas

Latin

Etymology

From urbānus (“of or pertaining to the city”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /urˈbaː.ni.taːs/, [ʊrˈbäːnɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /urˈba.ni.tas/, [urˈbäːnit̪äs]

Noun

urbānitās f (genitive urbānitātis); third declension

An instance of living in the city; city life.
City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophistication.
(of speech) Delicacy, elegance or refinement of speech; wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery; trickery, knavery.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	urbānitās	urbānitātēs
Genitive	urbānitātis	urbānitātum
Dative	urbānitātī	urbānitātibus
Accusative	urbānitātem	urbānitātēs
Ablative	urbānitāte	urbānitātibus
Vocative	urbānitās	urbānitātēs

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: urbanitat
French: urbanité
Galician: urbanidade
Italian: urbanità
Occitan: urbanitat
Portuguese: urbanidade
Romanian: urbanitate
Spanish: urbanidad

References

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

Spanish

Adjective

urbanitas m pl or f pl

plural of urbanita

Noun

urbanitas m pl or f pl

plural of urbanita

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