"avaritia" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /a.u̯aːˈri.ti.a/ [Classical-Latin], [äu̯äːˈrɪt̪iä] [Classical-Latin], /a.vaˈrit.t͡si.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äväˈrit̪ː͡s̪iä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”) + -itia, from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂ew-|id=enjoy/consume}}, {{af|la|avārus|-itia|t1=greedy, avaricious, covetous}} avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”) + -itia Head templates: {{la-noun|avāritia<1>}} avāritia f (genitive avāritiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|avāritia<1>}} Forms: avāritia [canonical, feminine], avāritiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], avāritia [nominative, singular], avāritiae [nominative, plural], avāritiae [genitive, singular], avāritiārum [genitive, plural], avāritiae [dative, singular], avāritiīs [dative, plural], avāritiam [accusative, singular], avāritiās [accusative, plural], avāritiā [ablative, singular], avāritiīs [ablative, plural], avāritia [singular, vocative], avāritiae [plural, vocative]
  1. A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity. Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Ethics Synonyms: cupīdō, appetītus, appetītiō, impetus, libīdō, dēsīderium, studium Synonyms (avarice): avāritiēs
    Sense id: en-avaritia-la-noun-CChXus~B Disambiguation of Ethics: 66 19 15 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -itia Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 44 34 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -itia: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of 'avarice': 81 9 10
  2. Eagerness for food, gluttony, voracity. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-avaritia-la-noun-CopZEYuT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -itia Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -itia: 29 33 38
  3. Stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness, meanness. Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-avaritia-la-noun-nZKp7jQ0 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -itia, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -itia: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: audeō, avāre, avāriter, avāritiēs, avārus, avēns, aventer, aveō, avidē, aviditās, aviditer, avidus
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        {
          "word": "libīdō"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēsīderium"
        },
        {
          "word": "studium"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Eagerness for food, gluttony, voracity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Eagerness",
          "eagerness"
        ],
        [
          "gluttony",
          "gluttony"
        ],
        [
          "voracity",
          "voracity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness, meanness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Stinginess",
          "stinginess"
        ],
        [
          "niggardliness",
          "niggardliness"
        ],
        [
          "miserliness",
          "miserliness"
        ],
        [
          "meanness",
          "meanness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.u̯aːˈri.ti.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äu̯äːˈrɪt̪iä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.vaˈrit.t͡si.a/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äväˈrit̪ː͡s̪iä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "avarice",
      "word": "avāritiēs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "avaritia"
}

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