suavitas

Latin

Etymology

From suāvis (“sweet”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈswaː.wi.taːs/, [ˈswaː.wɪ.taːs]

Noun

suāvitās f (genitive suāvitātis); third declension

  1. (appealing to the senses) sweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance)
  2. (appealing to the mind or feelings) pleasantness, agreeableness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suāvitās suāvitātēs
Genitive suāvitātis suāvitātum
Dative suāvitātī suāvitātibus
Accusative suāvitātem suāvitātēs
Ablative suāvitāte suāvitātibus
Vocative suāvitās suāvitātēs

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References
  • suavitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suavitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • suavitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis
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