haecceitas

== English == === Etymology === From Latin haecceitās. === Pronunciation === === Noun === haecceitas The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique. == Latin == === Etymology === Coined by Duns Scotus from haec, a form of hic (“this”). Literally “this-ness”. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hae̯kˈke.ɪ.taːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [etˈt͡ʃɛː.i.tas] === Noun === haecceitās f (genitive haecceitātis); third declension (Medieval Latin) The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== English: haecceity == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin haecceitās. === Noun === haecceitas f (plural haecceitas) (philosophy) haecceity