aptitudo

Latin

Etymology

From aptus (“suitable, fit”) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

aptitūdō f (genitive aptitūdinis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) aptitude, fitness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative aptitūdō aptitūdinēs
genitive aptitūdinis aptitūdinum
dative aptitūdinī aptitūdinibus
accusative aptitūdinem aptitūdinēs
ablative aptitūdine aptitūdinibus
vocative aptitūdō aptitūdinēs

Descendants

  • → Catalan: aptitud
  • → English: aptitude
  • → French: aptitude
  • → Galician: aptitude
  • →? Italian: attitudine
  • → Portuguese: aptidão
  • → Romanian: aptitudine
  • → Spanish: aptitud

References

  • "aptitudo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • aptitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aptitudo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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