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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪtɑːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veritas.wav Forms: veritates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vēritās. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₁-}}, {{bor|en|la|vēritās}} Latin vēritās Head templates: {{en-noun|~|veritates}} veritas (countable and uncountable, plural veritates)
  1. Truth, particularly of a transcendent character. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: hebraica veritas
    Sense id: en-veritas-en-noun-en:truth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 13 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 21 1 3

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈweː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun). Etymology templates: {{suf|la|vērus|tās|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming an abstract noun|t1=true; real}} vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun) Head templates: {{la-noun|vēritās<3>}} vēritās f (genitive vēritātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vēritās<3>}} Forms: vēritās [canonical, feminine], vēritātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vēritās [nominative, singular], vēritātēs [nominative, plural], vēritātis [genitive, singular], vēritātum [genitive, plural], vēritātī [dative, singular], vēritātibus [dative, plural], vēritātem [accusative, singular], vēritātēs [accusative, plural], vēritāte [ablative, singular], vēritātibus [ablative, plural], vēritās [singular, vocative], vēritātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. truth, truthfulness, verity Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-noun-la:truth Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 67 11 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 63 9 27
  2. the true or real nature, reality, real life Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-noun-AkVq38hX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Proverbs with the word “veritas”): in vino veritas (english: in wine, there is truth), veritas vincit (english: truth prevails)
Disambiguation of 'Proverbs with the word “veritas”': 39 61

Verb [Latin]

IPA: [ˈweː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: veritās [canonical]
Etymology: From vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun). Etymology templates: {{suf|la|vērus|tās|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming an abstract noun|t1=true; real}} vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun) Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=veritās}} veritās
  1. accusative feminine plural of veritus Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: veritus
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-verb-HkgCdM4D Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Ethics, Philosophy Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Ethics: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 8 13 79

Inflected forms

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          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "reality",
          "reality"
        ],
        [
          "real life",
          "real life"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈweː.rɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛː.ri.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veritas"
}

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    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin participle forms",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -tas",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Ethics",
    "la:Philosophy"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vērus",
        "3": "tās",
        "pos1": "adjective",
        "pos2": "suffix forming an abstract noun",
        "t1": "true; real"
      },
      "expansion": "vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "veritās",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "participle form",
        "head": "veritās"
      },
      "expansion": "veritās",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "veritus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative feminine plural of veritus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "veritus",
          "veritus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈweː.rɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛː.ri.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veritas"
}

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