"hereditas" meaning in Latin

See hereditas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [heːˈreː.dɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [eˈrɛː.di.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hērēs Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin hērēditās From hērēs (“heir”) + -tās. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|hērēs<t:heir>|-tās|text=+|title=hērēditās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin hērēs Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin hērēditās [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|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" : "hērēditās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="hērēditās"> From hērēs (“heir”) + -tās. Head templates: {{la-noun|hērēditās<3>}} hērēditās f (genitive hērēditātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|hērēditās<3>}} Forms: hērēditās [canonical, feminine], hērēditātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], hērēditās [nominative, singular], hērēditātēs [nominative, plural], hērēditātis [genitive, singular], hērēditātum [genitive, plural], hērēditātī [dative, singular], hērēditātibus [dative, plural], hērēditātem [accusative, singular], hērēditātēs [accusative, plural], hērēditāte [ablative, singular], hērēditātibus [ablative, plural], hērēditās [singular, vocative], hērēditātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. inheritance Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-hereditas-la-noun-QMB50Tfo Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 63 16 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 63 16 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 51 23 25 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 28 34 38
  2. hereditary succession Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-hereditas-la-noun-DMkKAHdj Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 28 34 38
  3. hereditary legacy Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-hereditas-la-noun-hYJsCFQC Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 28 34 38
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    {
      "form": "hērēditātibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "hērēditātibus",
          "hereditatibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hērēditās",
      "links": [
        [
          "hērēditās",
          "hereditas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hērēditātēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "hērēditātēs",
          "hereditates#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hērēditās<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "hērēditās f (genitive hērēditātis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hērēditās<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inheritance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hereditary succession"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hereditary",
          "hereditary"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hereditary legacy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hereditary",
          "hereditary"
        ],
        [
          "legacy",
          "legacy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[heːˈreː.dɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈrɛː.di.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hereditas"
}

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