[ˈae̯.taːs], [ˈɛː.tas]
- declension-3the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan
- declension-3time of life, period of life, age
“Nam ut cuiusque studium ex aetāte flāgrābat, aliīs scorta praebēre, aliīs canēs atque equōs mercārī.” — As the passions of each, according to his years, appeared excited, he furnished mistresses to some, bought horses and dogs for others.
“et monet aetātis speciē, dum flōreat, ūtī;” — And she urges [us] to indulge in the sight of [young] age, while [it is] still in bloom: The thorn is despised when the roses have fallen.
(“She” is Flora (mythology).)
- declension-3an undefined, relatively long period of time: an age, an era, a term, a duration
- declension-3, metonymicallya generation
Formaeaetās(canonical, feminine) · aetātis(genitive) · aetās(nominative, singular) · aetātēs(nominative, plural) · aetātis(genitive, singular) · aetātum(genitive, plural) · aetātī(dative, singular) · aetātibus(dative, plural) · aetātem(accusative, singular) · aetātīs(accusative, plural) · aetātēs(accusative, plural) · aetāte(ablative, singular) · aetātibus(ablative, plural) · aetās(singular, vocative) · aetātēs(plural, vocative) · ētās(alternative, Medieval-Latin)