temeritas

Latin

Etymology

From temere (“by chance, at random; rashly”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /teˈme.ri.taːs/, [t̪ɛˈmɛrɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈme.ri.tas/, [t̪eˈmɛːrit̪äs]

Noun

temeritās f (genitive temeritātis); third declension

hap, chance, accident
rashness, thoughtlessness, temerity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	temeritās	temeritātēs
Genitive	temeritātis	temeritātum
Dative	temeritātī	temeritātibus
Accusative	temeritātem	temeritātēs
Ablative	temeritāte	temeritātibus
Vocative	temeritās	temeritātēs

Related terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: temeritat
→ English: temerity
→ French: témérité
→ Italian: temerità
→ Portuguese: temeridade
→ Romanian: temeritate
→ Spanish: temeridad

References

“temeritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“temeritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
temeritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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