"caritas" meaning in Latin

See caritas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkaː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkaː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *kāros Latin cārus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin cāritās From cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|cārus<t:dear, expensive>|-tās|text=+|title=cāritās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *kāros Latin cārus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin cāritās [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cārus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tāts", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cāritās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="cāritās"> From cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās. Head templates: {{la-noun|cāritās<3>}} cāritās f (genitive cāritātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cāritās<3>}} Forms: cāritās [canonical, feminine], cāritātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cāritās [nominative, singular], cāritātēs [nominative, plural], cāritātis [genitive, singular], cāritātum [genitive, plural], cāritātī [dative, singular], cāritātibus [dative, plural], cāritātem [accusative, singular], cāritātēs [accusative, plural], cāritāte [ablative, singular], cāritātibus [ablative, plural], cāritās [singular, vocative], cāritātēs [plural, vocative], charitas [alternative, Medieval-Latin], karitas [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. dearness Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-mU3k9Ilc Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tas, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 44 34 6 8 8 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 44 34 6 8 8 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 32 16 5 6 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 16 19 19 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 39 30 12 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 32 11 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 31 10 8 6 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 37 5 4 4 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 34 6 5 5
  2. costliness, high price Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-Dilqk3r8 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 16 19 19
  3. (especially Christianity) charity, love, attitude of kindness Tags: declension-3, especially
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-GdGx7nvp Categories (other): Christianity, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Christianity Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 16 19 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 2 2 92 2 2 Topics: Christianity
  4. regard, esteem, affection, love Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-q38YYrng Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 16 19 19
  5. lack of something, deficiency, dearth Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-zo3M8vWq Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 16 19 19 Synonyms: pauperiēs, paupertās, indigentia, pēnūria, dēficientia, dēsīderium, dēfectiō, ūsus, angustia, inopia, necessitās, miseria
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          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "chierte"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
      "word": "cherté"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "word": "caritat"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "lang_code": "oc",
          "word": "caritat"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "lang_code": "pro",
      "word": "caritat"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "lang_code": "pms",
      "word": "carità"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "word": "caridade"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "word": "caridade"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "roa-opt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "caritate"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "carità"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "caritati"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "caridad"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "cārus<t:dear, expensive>",
        "4": "-tās",
        "text": "+",
        "title": "cāritās",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *keh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-rós\nProto-Italic *kāros\nLatin cārus\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-ts\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts\nProto-Italic *-tāts\nLatin -tās\nLatin cāritās\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"cārus\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"-ty\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"-ty\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-teh₂\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-ts\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-teh₂ts\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-tāts\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-tās\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"cāritās\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"cāritās\">\nFrom cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *keh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-rós\nProto-Italic *kāros\nLatin cārus\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-ts\nProto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts\nProto-Italic *-tāts\nLatin -tās\nLatin cāritās\nFrom cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cāritās",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātis",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātis",
          "caritatis"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritās",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritās",
          "caritas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātēs",
          "caritates#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātis",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātis",
          "caritatis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātum",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātum",
          "caritatum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātī",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātī",
          "caritati#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātibus",
          "caritatibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātem",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātem",
          "caritatem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātēs",
          "caritates#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritāte",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritāte",
          "caritate#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātibus",
          "caritatibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritās",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritās",
          "caritas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cāritātēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "cāritātēs",
          "caritates#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "charitas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karitas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cāritās<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "cāritās f (genitive cāritātis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cāritās<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dearness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dearness",
          "dearness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "costliness, high price"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "costliness",
          "costliness"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "charity, love, attitude of kindness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "charity",
          "charity"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ],
        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially Christianity) charity, love, attitude of kindness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "regard, esteem, affection, love"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regard",
          "regard"
        ],
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cōpia"
        },
        {
          "word": "abundantia"
        },
        {
          "word": "affluentia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ūbertās"
        },
        {
          "word": "fertilitās"
        },
        {
          "word": "ūber"
        },
        {
          "word": "magnitūdō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lack of something, deficiency, dearth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lack",
          "lack"
        ],
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "deficiency",
          "deficiency"
        ],
        [
          "dearth",
          "dearth"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pauperiēs"
        },
        {
          "word": "paupertās"
        },
        {
          "word": "indigentia"
        },
        {
          "word": "pēnūria"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēficientia"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēsīderium"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēfectiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "ūsus"
        },
        {
          "word": "angustia"
        },
        {
          "word": "inopia"
        },
        {
          "word": "necessitās"
        },
        {
          "word": "miseria"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.rɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.ri.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caritas"
}

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