quantitas

Latin

Etymology

From quantus (“how much”) + -itas (“-ity, forming abstract nouns”)

Noun

quantitās f (genitive quantitātis); third declension

greatness, extent, quantity, magnitude, size
sum, amount

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quantitās	quantitātēs
Genitive	quantitātis	quantitātum
Dative	quantitātī	quantitātibus
Accusative	quantitātem	quantitātēs
Ablative	quantitāte	quantitātibus
Vocative	quantitās	quantitātēs

Descendants

Catalan: quantitat
English: quantity
French: quantité
Italian: quantità

Portuguese: quantidade
Romanian: cantitate
Spanish: cantidad

References

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

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