ferocitas

== Latin == === Etymology === From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) +‎ -tās. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɛˈroː.kɪ.taːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [feˈrɔː.t͡ʃi.tas] === Noun === ferōcitās f (genitive ferōcitātis); third declension fierceness, ferocity Synonyms: crūdēlitās, feritās, sevēritās, asperitās Antonyms: misericordia, pietās, eleēmosyna, lēnitās ==== Usage notes ==== According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia). ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ferōcia ==== Descendants ==== === References === “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ferocitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ferocitas”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. ferocitas in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung