venustas

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /weˈnus.taːs/, [wɛˈnʊs.taːs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈnus.tas/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *wenostāts (“beauty”), from Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-os-teh₂ts, from *wénh₁-os (whence Proto-Italic *wenos) + *-teh₂ts, from *wenh₁- (“love”).

Noun

venustās f (genitive venustātis); third declension

loveliness, comeliness, charm, grace, beauty, elegance, attractiveness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	venustās	venustātēs
Genitive	venustātis	venustātum
Dative	venustātī	venustātibus
Accusative	venustātem	venustātēs
Ablative	venustāte	venustātibus
Vocative	venustās	venustātēs

References

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

venustās

accusative feminine plural of venustus

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