"civitas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkiː.wɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃiː.vi.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Latin civitas From earlier ceivitās, from ceivis + -tās. By surface analysis, cīvi(s) (“citizen”) + -tās. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:from<text:from earlier>|ceivitās<ety:af<ceivis<ety:inh<itc-pro:*keiwis>>><-tās>>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Latin civitas [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to settle, be lying down", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱey-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*keiwis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ceivis", "status" : "inline", "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" : "ceivitās", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "civitas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="civitas"> From earlier ceivitās, from ceivis + -tās., {{surf|la|cīvis<alt:cīvi(s)><t:citizen>|-tās}} By surface analysis, cīvi(s) (“citizen”) + -tās Head templates: {{la-noun|((cīvitās<3>,cīvitās<3.I>))}} cīvitās f (genitive cīvitātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((cīvitās<3>,cīvitās<3.I>))}} Forms: cīvitās [canonical, feminine], cīvitātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cīvitās [nominative, singular], cīvitātēs [nominative, plural], cīvitātis [genitive, singular], cīvitātum [genitive, plural], cīvitātium [genitive, plural], cīvitātī [dative, singular], cīvitātibus [dative, plural], cīvitātem [accusative, singular], cīvitātēs [accusative, plural], cīvitātīs [accusative, plural], cīvitāte [ablative, singular], cīvitātibus [ablative, plural], cīvitās [singular, vocative], cīvitātēs [plural, vocative], ceivitās [alternative, Old-Latin], cibitās [alternative, Medieval-Latin], civetās [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. (Classical Latin) citizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship. Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-TxSZjbeX Categories (other): Classical Latin
  2. (Classical Latin) the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (collectively). Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-t2myLy1F Categories (other): Classical Latin
  3. (Classical Latin, metonymic) a city and all external territory (thus distinguished from urbs). Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-3, metonymically
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-Bnl9WHVc Categories (other): Classical Latin, Latin metonyms
  4. (Classical Latin, metonymic) city-states, kingdoms, or tribes, especially under Roman rule. Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-3, metonymically
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-hXYmaJxt Categories (other): Classical Latin, Latin metonyms
  5. (Medieval Latin) a city: a major, biblical, or specially incorporated town, particularly cathedral cities. Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-~HNQnHpd Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tas, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 10 1 12 4 6 4 11 24 8 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 7 1 11 3 7 5 12 32 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 9 8 5 16 29 12 20 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 9 8 5 16 29 12 20 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 10 9 17 31 13 11 1 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 10 9 6 14 28 11 21 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 8 5 15 34 11 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 9 8 5 15 30 12 17 4
  6. (Medieval Latin) a borough: a walled settlement, sometimes particularly former Roman towns. Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-q3t0W0p8 Categories (other): Medieval Latin
  7. (Ecclesiastical Latin) either the Church or Heaven. Tags: Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-VYSslv~T Categories (other): Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 10 6 14 11 13 28 4
  8. (New Latin) State, country. Tags: New-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-civitas-la-noun-jNGsZA77 Categories (other): New Latin, Government, Society Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Society: 10 8 4 10 10 11 9 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Aurēliāna civitas, civitas Aurēliāni, cīvitātula, cūrātor cīvitātis, dēfēnsor cīvitātis, exāctor cīvitātis Related terms: cīvicus, cīvīle, cīvīlis, cīvīlitās, cīvīliter, cīvis
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        "(New Latin) State, country."
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}
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      "word": "cīvicus"
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        "metonymically"
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              95
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          "english": "In those days that the Lombards invaded Italy, he began Vincentia & Verona and the rest of the Venetian cities, and possessed Ticino for three years.",
          "text": "His diebus Langobardi Italia invaserunt, Vincentiam Veronamque et reliquas Venetiarum civitates coepit, et per tres annos Ticino possedit.",
          "translation": "In those days that the Lombards invaded Italy, he began Vincentia & Verona and the rest of the Venetian cities, and possessed Ticino for three years.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "either the Church or Heaven."
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      "glosses": [
        "State, country."
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈkiː.wɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃiː.vi.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  ],
  "word": "civitas"
}

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