ferocitas
Latin
Etymology
From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɛˈroː.kɪ.taːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [feˈrɔː.t͡ʃi.t̪as]
Noun
ferōcitās f (genitive ferōcitātis); third declension
- fierceness, ferocity
- Synonyms: crūdēlitās, feritās, sevēritās, asperitās
- Antonyms: misericordia, pietās, eleēmosyna, lēnitās
Usage notes
- According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia).
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ferōcitās | ferōcitātēs |
| genitive | ferōcitātis | ferōcitātum |
| dative | ferōcitātī | ferōcitātibus |
| accusative | ferōcitātem | ferōcitātēs |
| ablative | ferōcitāte | ferōcitātibus |
| vocative | ferōcitās | ferōcitātēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: ferocitat
- English: ferocity
- French: férocité
- Galician: ferocidade
- Italian: ferocità
- Portuguese: ferocidade
- Romanian: ferocitate
- Spanish: ferocidad
References
- “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ferocitas”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ferocitas in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung