amaritudo

Latin

Etymology

From amārus (“bitter”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.maː.riˈtuː.doː/, [ämäːrɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ma.riˈtu.do/, [ämäriˈt̪uːd̪o]

Noun

amāritūdō f (genitive amāritūdinis); third declension

(of taste) bitterness
(of sound) harshness
(figuratively, of feelings) severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, trouble, sorrow, harshness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amāritūdō	amāritūdinēs
Genitive	amāritūdinis	amāritūdinum
Dative	amāritūdinī	amāritūdinibus
Accusative	amāritūdinem	amāritūdinēs
Ablative	amāritūdine	amāritūdinibus
Vocative	amāritūdō	amāritūdinēs

Synonyms

(bitterness): amāritās, amāritiēs, amāror, amārulentia

Related terms

Descendants

→ Franco-Provençal: amaritúdina
French: amertume
→ Italian: amaritudine

References

“amaritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
amaritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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