deitas

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Augustine of Hippo from deus (“god”), after dīvīnitās (“divinity”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.i.taːs/, [ˈde.ɪ.taːs]

Noun

deitās f (genitive deitātis); third declension

divinity, deity, the nature of a god
Synonym: dīvīnitās

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deitās	deitātēs
Genitive	deitātis	deitātum
Dative	deitātī	deitātibus
Accusative	deitātem	deitātēs
Ablative	deitāte	deitātibus
Vocative	deitās	deitātēs

Related terms

deus

Descendants

Catalan: deïtat
Italian: deità
Middle French: deité
- → English: deity
- French: déité
Old Portuguese: deidade
- Galician: deidade
- Portuguese: deidade
Romanian: zeitate

References

deitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
deitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
deitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

deitas

second-person singular (tu) present indicative of deitar

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.