teneritas

Latin

Etymology

tener +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teˈne.ri.taːs/, [t̪ɛˈnɛrɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈne.ri.tas/, [t̪eˈnɛːrit̪äs]

Noun

teneritās f (genitive teneritātis); third declension

1. softness, tenderness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	teneritās	teneritātēs
genitive	teneritātis	teneritātum
dative	teneritātī	teneritātibus
accusative	teneritātem	teneritātēs
ablative	teneritāte	teneritātibus
vocative	teneritās	teneritātēs

Related terms

• tenellulus
• tener
• tenerāscō
• tenerē

References

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