alacritas
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From alacer (“brisk”) + -tās (“-ity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈla.kri.taːs/, [äˈɫ̪äkrɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈla.kri.tas/, [äˈläːkrit̪äs]
Noun[edit]
alacritās f (genitive alacritātis); third declension
- cheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation
- Synonyms: impigritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās
- Antonyms: sēgnitia, pigritia, inertia, ignāvia, dēsidia, sōcordia, ōtium
- alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour
- Synonyms: vehementia, ardor, studium, impetus, calor
- joy, rejoicing, exultation, triumph
- Synonyms: dēlicium, dēlectātiō, voluptās, laetitia, gaudium
- Antonyms: maeror, maestitia, aegritūdō, lūctus, trīstitia, trīstitūdō, tristitās, dēsīderium
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alacritās | alacritātēs |
| Genitive | alacritātis | alacritātum |
| Dative | alacritātī | alacritātibus |
| Accusative | alacritātem | alacritātēs |
| Ablative | alacritāte | alacritātibus |
| Vocative | alacritās | alacritātēs |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: alacrity
- French: alacrité
- Galician: alacridade
- Italian: alacrità
- Portuguese: alacridade
- Spanish: alacridad
References[edit]
- “alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alacritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.