avarities
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From avārus (“greedy, avaricious, covetous”) + -itiēs, from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.u̯aːˈri.ti.eːs/, [äu̯äːˈrɪt̪ieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.vaˈrit.t͡si.es/, [äväˈrit̪ː͡s̪ies]
Noun
[edit]avāritiēs f (genitive avāritiēī); fifth declension
- A greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.
Declension
[edit]Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | avāritiēs |
| genitive | avāritiēī |
| dative | avāritiēī |
| accusative | avāritiem |
| ablative | avāritiē |
| vocative | avāritiēs |
Synonyms
[edit]- (avarice): avāritia
Related terms
[edit]Related terms
References
[edit]- “avarities”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avarities in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.