quiditas

== Latin == === Alternative forms === quidditās === Etymology === From quid (“what”) + -tās (“ness”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɪ.dɪ.taːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷiː.di.tas] === Noun === quiditās f (genitive quiditātis); third declension (Medieval Latin) quiddity, whatness ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun.