temeritas

Latin

Etymology

From temerē (“by chance, at random; rashly”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /teˈme.ri.taːs/

Noun

temeritās f (genitive temeritātis); third declension

hap, chance, accident
rashness, thoughtlessness, temerity

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	temeritās	temeritātēs
Genitive	temeritātis	temeritātum
Dative	temeritātī	temeritātibus
Accusative	temeritātem	temeritātēs
Ablative	temeritāte	temeritātibus
Vocative	temeritās	temeritātēs

Related terms

temerē
temeriter
temeritūdō

Descendants

Catalan: temeritat
English: temerity
French: témérité

Italian: temerità
Portuguese: temeridade
Spanish: temeridad

References

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

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