"canities" meaning in Latin

See canities in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cānus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs blend Latin -itiēs Latin cānitiēs From cānus (“hoary, gray”) + -itiēs. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|cānus<t:hoary, gray>|-itiēs|text=+|title=cānitiēs|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin cānus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs blend Latin -itiēs Latin cānitiēs [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-jēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Blend of", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "blend" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itiēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cānitiēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="cānitiēs"> From cānus (“hoary, gray”) + -itiēs. Head templates: {{la-noun|cānitiēs<5>}} cānitiēs f (genitive cānitiēī); fifth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cānitiēs<5>}} Forms: cānitiēs [canonical, feminine], cānitiēī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cānitiēs [nominative, singular], cānitiēs [nominative, plural], cānitiēī [genitive, singular], cānitiērum [genitive, plural], cānitiēī [dative, singular], cānitiēbus [dative, plural], cānitiem [accusative, singular], cānitiēs [accusative, plural], cānitiē [ablative, singular], cānitiēbus [ablative, plural], cānitiēs [singular, vocative], cānitiēs [plural, vocative], cānitia [alternative]
  1. hoar; hoariness ; a grayish-white color Tags: declension-5
    Sense id: en-canities-la-noun-kbUsuDP2 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ities, Colors Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 73 7 20 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 71 7 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 71 7 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 82 5 13 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ities: 61 10 29 Disambiguation of Colors: 52 28 19
  2. grey hair Tags: declension-5
    Sense id: en-canities-la-noun-a-6dvaSc Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 12 88 0
  3. old age Tags: declension-5
    Sense id: en-canities-la-noun-dhYEDni6 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension, Age Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension: 32 18 51 Disambiguation of Age: 0 0 100
     
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