"veritas" meaning in Latin

See veritas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈweː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun). Etymology templates: {{suf|la|vērus|tās|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming an abstract noun|t1=true; real}} vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun) Head templates: {{la-noun|vēritās<3>}} vēritās f (genitive vēritātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vēritās<3>}} Forms: vēritās [canonical, feminine], vēritātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vēritās [nominative, singular], vēritātēs [nominative, plural], vēritātis [genitive, singular], vēritātum [genitive, plural], vēritātī [dative, singular], vēritātibus [dative, plural], vēritātem [accusative, singular], vēritātēs [accusative, plural], vēritāte [ablative, singular], vēritātibus [ablative, plural], vēritās [singular, vocative], vēritātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. truth, truthfulness, verity Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-noun-la:truth Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 67 11 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 63 9 27
  2. the true or real nature, reality, real life Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-noun-AkVq38hX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Proverbs with the word “veritas”): in vino veritas (english: in wine, there is truth), veritas vincit (english: truth prevails)
Disambiguation of 'Proverbs with the word “veritas”': 39 61

Verb

IPA: [ˈweː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: veritās [canonical]
Etymology: From vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun). Etymology templates: {{suf|la|vērus|tās|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming an abstract noun|t1=true; real}} vērus (“true; real”, adjective) + -tās (suffix forming an abstract noun) Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=veritās}} veritās
  1. accusative feminine plural of veritus Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: veritus
    Sense id: en-veritas-la-verb-HkgCdM4D Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Ethics, Philosophy Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Ethics: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 8 13 79
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