alacritas

Latin

Etymology

From alacer (“brisk”) +‎ -tās (“-ity”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈla.kri.taːs/, [äˈɫ̪äkrɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈla.kri.tas/, [äˈläːkrit̪äs]

Noun

alacritās f (genitive alacritātis); third declension

cheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation
Synonyms: impigritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās

Antonyms: sēgnitia, pigritia, inertia, ignāvia, dēsidia, sōcordia, ōtium
alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour
Synonyms: vehementia, ardor, studium, impetus, calor
joy, rejoicing, exultation, triumph
Synonyms: dēlicium, dēlectātiō, voluptās, laetitia, gaudium

Antonyms: maeror, maestitia, aegritūdō, lūctus, trīstitia, trīstitūdō, tristitās, dēsīderium

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alacritās	alacritātēs
Genitive	alacritātis	alacritātum
Dative	alacritātī	alacritātibus
Accusative	alacritātem	alacritātēs
Ablative	alacritāte	alacritātibus
Vocative	alacritās	alacritātēs

Related terms

Descendants

→ English: alacrity
French: alacrité
Galician: alacridade
Italian: alacrità
Portuguese: alacridade
Spanish: alacridad

References

“alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“alacritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
alacritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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