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acerbitas.

harshness, severity; bitterness, sourness, ill feeling; anguish, hardship;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈkɛr.bɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[aˈt͡ʃɛr.bi.tas]
  1. sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit

    declension-3
  2. harshness, severity

    declension-3 · figuratively
  3. sorrow

    declension-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin acerbitās From acerbus (“bitter”) + -tās.

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