iucunditas

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /juːˈkun.di.taːs/, [juːˈkʊn.dɪ.taːs]

Noun

iūcunditās f (genitive iūcunditātis); third declension

  1. agreeableness, pleasantness, pleasurableness, charm, delight, enjoyment
  2. cheerfulness, liveliness
  3. (in the plural) instances of pleasantness, good offices, favors

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iūcunditās iūcunditātēs
Genitive iūcunditātis iūcunditātum
Dative iūcunditātī iūcunditātibus
Accusative iūcunditātem iūcunditātēs
Ablative iūcunditāte iūcunditātibus
Vocative iūcunditās iūcunditātēs

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Portuguese: jucundidade
  • Spanish: jocundidad

References
  • iucunditas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • iucunditas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • iucunditas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses: aliquid sensus iucunditate perfundit
    • to let oneself be jovial: se dare iucunditati
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