rectitudo

Latin

Etymology

Post-Classical, from rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).

Noun

rectitūdō f (genitive rectitūdinis); third declension

  1. straightness, directness
  2. uprightness, (moral) rectitude

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rectitūdō rectitūdinēs
Genitive rectitūdinis rectitūdinum
Dative rectitūdinī rectitūdinibus
Accusative rectitūdinem rectitūdinēs
Ablative rectitūdine rectitūdinibus
Vocative rectitūdō rectitūdinēs

Descendants

References
  • rectitudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rectitudo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • rectitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • rectitudo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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