firmitas
Latin
Etymology
From firmus (“stable, strong, firm; steadfast, true”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mi.taːs/, [ˈfɪr.mɪ.taːs]
Noun
firmitās f (genitive firmitātis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | firmitās | firmitātēs |
| Genitive | firmitātis | firmitātum |
| Dative | firmitātī | firmitātibus |
| Accusative | firmitātem | firmitātēs |
| Ablative | firmitāte | firmitātibus |
| Vocative | firmitās | firmitātēs |
Synonyms
- (constancy): cōnstantia, firmitūdō, pondus
Descendants
- French: fermeté (borrowing)
References
- firmitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- firmitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- firmitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- firmitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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