adversitatibus

Adversitatibus is the ablative or dative plural form of the Latin noun adversitas, meaning adversity, misfortune, difficulty, or opposition. The base noun adversitas comes from adversus, meaning turned toward or facing, with the abstract noun suffix -itas. It is a feminine noun of the third declension; its singular forms are adversitas (nominative) and adversitatis (genitive). The plural nominative is adversitates, while the dative and ablative plural are adversitatibus.

In classical Latin, adversitatibus appears when the noun is in the dative plural or ablative plural. The ablative plural is often used with a preposition such as in, yielding in adversitatibus “in adversity” or “in times of hardship.” The dative plural may occur in constructions where adversity is treated as an indirect object or as part of a syntactic pattern that marks the affected party, though such uses are less common and highly dependent on context.

Semantic range covers adversity, misfortune, difficulties, obstacles, or opposition. In philosophical, historical, and rhetorical texts, discussions of adversity are frequent and often linked to moral or virtuous responses, such as patience, resilience, or perseverance. The form adversitatibus thus appears in narrative and analytical passages describing unfavorable conditions or opposing forces affecting individuals or communities.

Note that adversitatibus is not a standalone lexical entry; it is a grammatical form that appears as part of larger Latin phrases. Its interpretation hinges on the surrounding syntax and prepositions, as well as the overall sense of the passage in which it occurs.