"haecceitas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [hae̯kˈke.ɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [etˈt͡ʃɛː.i.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Coined by Duns Scotus from haec, a form of hic (“this”). Literally “this-ness”. Head templates: {{la-noun|haecceitās<3>}} haecceitās f (genitive haecceitātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|haecceitās<3>}} Forms: haecceitās [canonical, feminine], haecceitātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], haecceitās [nominative, singular], haecceitātēs [nominative, plural], haecceitātis [genitive, singular], haecceitātum [genitive, plural], haecceitātī [dative, singular], haecceitātibus [dative, plural], haecceitātem [accusative, singular], haecceitātēs [accusative, plural], haecceitāte [ablative, singular], haecceitātibus [ablative, plural], haecceitās [singular, vocative], haecceitātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (Medieval Latin) The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique. Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3
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