"cupiditas" meaning in Latin

See cupiditas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʊˈpɪ.dɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [kuˈpiː.di.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupiō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin cupidus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin cupiditās From cupidus (“desiring”) + -tās (“ty”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|cupidus<t:desiring>|-tās<t:ty>|text=+|title=cupiditās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupiō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin cupidus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin cupiditās [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*kup-yé-ti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kwep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kupiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cupiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-iðos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-idus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cupidus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "ty", "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" : "cupiditās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="cupiditās"> From cupidus (“desiring”) + -tās (“ty”). Head templates: {{la-noun|cupiditās<3>}} cupiditās f (genitive cupiditātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cupiditās<3>}} Forms: cupiditās [canonical, feminine], cupiditātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cupiditās [nominative, singular], cupiditātēs [nominative, plural], cupiditātis [genitive, singular], cupiditātum [genitive, plural], cupiditātī [dative, singular], cupiditātibus [dative, plural], cupiditātem [accusative, singular], cupiditātēs [accusative, plural], cupiditāte [ablative, singular], cupiditātibus [ablative, plural], cupiditās [singular, vocative], cupiditātēs [plural, vocative], *cupidietās [alternative, Latin, vulgar], *cupiditia [alternative, Latin, vulgar]
  1. desire (deemed good, neutral or bad) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-cupiditas-la-noun-zJbgJtR1 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Ethics Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 33 33
  2. lust, passion Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-cupiditas-la-noun-BWOR0z1y Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Ethics Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 33 33
  3. cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousness Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-cupiditas-la-noun-AXCfm~WU 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 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Emotions, Ethics Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 72 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 21 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Emotions: 7 19 74 Disambiguation of Ethics: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cupīdō
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          "english": "He, with Marcus Messala and Marcus Piso being consuls, incited by a lust for power, formed a conspiracy amongst the nobility, and persuaded the people to come forth from their lands with all of their possessions, [saying] that it would be very easy, as they were all distinguished in valor, to acquire the supremacy over all of Gaul.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.2",
          "text": "Is, M. Messālā et M. Pupio Pīsōne cōnsulibus, rēgnī cupiditāte inductus coniūrātiōnem nōbilitātis fēcit, et cīvitātī persuāsit ut dē fīnibus suīs cum omnibus cōpiīs exīrent: perfacile esse, cum virtūte omnibus praestārent, tōtīus Galliae imperiō potīrī.",
          "translation": "He, with Marcus Messala and Marcus Piso being consuls, incited by a lust for power, formed a conspiracy amongst the nobility, and persuaded the people to come forth from their lands with all of their possessions, [saying] that it would be very easy, as they were all distinguished in valor, to acquire the supremacy over all of Gaul.",
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          "english": "He, with Marcus Messala and Marcus Piso being consuls, incited by a lust for power, formed a conspiracy amongst the nobility, and persuaded the people to come forth from their lands with all of their possessions, [saying] that it would be very easy, as they were all distinguished in valor, to acquire the supremacy over all of Gaul.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.2",
          "text": "Is, M. Messālā et M. Pupio Pīsōne cōnsulibus, rēgnī cupiditāte inductus coniūrātiōnem nōbilitātis fēcit, et cīvitātī persuāsit ut dē fīnibus suīs cum omnibus cōpiīs exīrent: perfacile esse, cum virtūte omnibus praestārent, tōtīus Galliae imperiō potīrī.",
          "translation": "He, with Marcus Messala and Marcus Piso being consuls, incited by a lust for power, formed a conspiracy amongst the nobility, and persuaded the people to come forth from their lands with all of their possessions, [saying] that it would be very easy, as they were all distinguished in valor, to acquire the supremacy over all of Gaul.",
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          "text": "coercere omnes cupiditates",
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  "word": "cupiditas"
}

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