contiguitas
Latin
Etymology
contiguus (“bordering upon”) + -tās
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔn.tɪˈɡu.ɪ.taːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪.t̪iˈɡuː.i.t̪as]
Noun
contiguitās f (genitive contiguitātis); third declension
- (Late Latin) contiguity
- Synonyms: propinquitās, vīcīnitās, adfīnitās
- Antonym: longinquitās
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contiguitās | contiguitātēs |
| genitive | contiguitātis | contiguitātum |
| dative | contiguitātī | contiguitātibus |
| accusative | contiguitātem | contiguitātēs |
| ablative | contiguitāte | contiguitātibus |
| vocative | contiguitās | contiguitātēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: contiguïtat
- English: contiguity
- French: contiguïté
- Italian: contiguità
- Portuguese: contiguidade
- Romanian: contiguitate
- Spanish: contigüidad
References
- "contiguitas", 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)