aequanimitas

Latin

Etymology

From aequus (equal; calm) +‎ animus (mind, soul) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

aequanimitās f (genitive aequanimitātis); third declension

  1. goodwill, kindness, favor
  2. calmness, patience, equanimity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative aequanimitās aequanimitātēs
genitive aequanimitātis aequanimitātum
dative aequanimitātī aequanimitātibus
accusative aequanimitātem aequanimitātēs
ablative aequanimitāte aequanimitātibus
vocative aequanimitās aequanimitātēs

Descendants

  • English: equanimity
  • French: équanimité
  • Italian: equanimità
  • Portuguese: equanimidade
  • Spanish: ecuanimidad

References

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