virginitas

Latin

Etymology

From virgō (“virgin, maiden”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯irˈɡi.ni.taːs/, [u̯ɪrˈɡɪnɪt̪äːs̠]

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

Noun

virginitās f (genitive virginitātis); third declension

virginity, maidenhood

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	virginitās	virginitātēs
Genitive	virginitātis	virginitātum
Dative	virginitātī	virginitātibus
Accusative	virginitātem	virginitātēs
Ablative	virginitāte	virginitātibus
Vocative	virginitās	virginitātēs

Related terms

virginālis
virginārius
virgineus
virginor
virgō

Descendants

Catalan: virginitat
English: virginity
French: virginité
Galician: virxinidade
Italian: verginità
Occitan: virginitat
Portuguese: virgindade
Romanian: virginitate
Spanish: virginidad

References

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

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