obesitas

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin obēsitās (“obesity”), from obēsus (“fat, weighty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːˈbeːsitɑs/
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  • Hyphenation: obe‧si‧tas

Noun

obesitas f (uncountable)

  1. obesity, especially as a medical syndrome

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • obesitaspatiënt

Latin

Etymology

From obēsus (“fat”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈbeː.si.taːs/, [ɔˈbeː.sɪ.taːs]

Noun

obēsitās f (genitive obēsitātis); third declension

  1. obesity, fatness
    • 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Valetudo Finnorum minus prospera , Nuntii Latini 20.4.2018:
      Obesitas et symptoma depressionis crebrescunt atque alta pressio sanguinis et cholesterolum nimis altum sunt adhuc communia.
      Obesity and symptoms of depression are on the rise, and high blood pressure and high cholesterol are still common.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative obēsitās obēsitātēs
genitive obēsitātis obēsitātum
dative obēsitātī obēsitātibus
accusative obēsitātem obēsitātēs
ablative obēsitāte obēsitātibus
vocative obēsitās obēsitātēs

Descendants

References

  • obesitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obesitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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