dulcitudo

Latin

Etymology

From dulcis (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dul.kiˈtuː.doː/, [dʊɫ.kɪˈtuː.doː]

Noun

dulcitūdō f (genitive dulcitūdinis); third declension

sweetness
(figuratively) pleasantness, pleasurableness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dulcitūdō	dulcitūdinēs
genitive	dulcitūdinis	dulcitūdinum
dative	dulcitūdinī	dulcitūdinibus
accusative	dulcitūdinem	dulcitūdinēs
ablative	dulcitūdine	dulcitūdinibus
vocative	dulcitūdō	dulcitūdinēs

Synonyms

(agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, iūcunditās, lepor
(sweetness): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās

Antonyms

(sweetness): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

Italian: dolcitudine
Spanish: dulcedumbre

References

dulcitudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dulcitudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
dulcitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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