summitas

Latin

Etymology

From summus (“highest, topmost”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.mi.taːs/, [ˈsʊm.mɪ.taːs]

Noun

summitās f (genitive summitātis); third declension

The highest part of something; height, top, summit.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	summitās	summitātēs
genitive	summitātis	summitātum
dative	summitātī	summitātibus
accusative	summitātem	summitātēs
ablative	summitāte	summitātibus
vocative	summitās	summitātēs

Descendants

Catalan: summitat
Italian: sommità
Portuguese: sumidade
Spanish: sumidad

References

summitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
summitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
summitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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