maestitia

Latin

Alternative forms

  • moestitia, mestitia
  • maestities, moestities

Etymology

From maestus (sad, sorrowful) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

Noun

maestitia f (genitive maestitiae); first declension

  1. sadness, sorrow, grief, dejection, melancholy
    Synonyms: maeror, lūctus, trīstitia, trīstitūdō, tristitās, cūra, aegritūdō, dēsīderium
    Antonyms: dēlectātiō, lascīvia, gaudium, voluptās, laetitia, alacritās

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative maestitia maestitiae
genitive maestitiae maestitiārum
dative maestitiae maestitiīs
accusative maestitiam maestitiās
ablative maestitiā maestitiīs
vocative maestitia maestitiae

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