lenitudo

Latin

Etymology

From lēnis (“soft”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /leː.niˈtuː.doː/, [ɫeː.nɪˈtuː.doː]

Noun

lēnitūdō f (genitive lēnitūdinis); third declension

  1. softness, mildness, gentleness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lēnitūdō lēnitūdinēs
Genitive lēnitūdinis lēnitūdinum
Dative lēnitūdinī lēnitūdinibus
Accusative lēnitūdinem lēnitūdinēs
Ablative lēnitūdine lēnitūdinibus
Vocative lēnitūdō lēnitūdinēs

References
  • lenitudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lenitudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lenitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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