Prosperitate

Prosperitate is a Latin noun form meaning prosperity, flourishing, or success. Grammatically, it is the ablative singular of prosperitas, a feminine noun of the third declension. The full declension of prosperitas is prosperitas (nom.), prosperitatis (gen.), prosperitati (dat.), prosperitatem (acc.), prosperitate (abl.). The specific form prosperitate is used to render the sense of “by prosperity,” “with prosperity,” or “in prosperity” in Latin phrases.

Etymology and sense. Prosperitas derives from the Latin root prosper- related to fortune and well-being, and it is the source of related English words such as prosperity and prosper. The ablative form prosperitate preserves the idea of a state or condition that one acts within or by means of.

Usage in Latin. As an ablative noun, prosperitate occurs in classical and later Latin to describe conditions of well-being or success. It is commonly found in inscriptions, moral or political exhortations, and narrative passages that discuss a thriving state or favorable circumstances. Phrases employing the ablative can express means, manner, or circumstance, for example in prosperitate rei publicae (“in the prosperity of the republic”) or similar constructs.

Modern usage. In English-language scholarship, prosperitate appears primarily in discussions of Latin grammar, philology, or translations rather than as a living English term. It also appears in Latin mottoes or scholarly titles that quote or imitate classical phrasing.

See also. Prosperitas, prosperitas (prosperity), prosperus, prosperity (in English). Latin noun forms and their ablative uses are covered in standard Latin grammars and dictionaries such as Lewis and Short.