segnitia
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seːɡˈni.ti.a/, [s̠eːŋˈnɪt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seɲˈɲit.t͡si.a/, [seɲˈɲit̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun
[edit]sēgnitia f (genitive sēgnitiae); first declension
- sloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivity
- Synonyms: pigritia, ignavia, inertia, desidia, sōcordia, ōtium
- Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
| genitive | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiārum |
| dative | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiīs |
| accusative | sēgnitiam | sēgnitiās |
| ablative | sēgnitiā | sēgnitiīs |
| vocative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
Descendants
[edit]- → Portuguese: segnícia
Further reading
[edit]- “segnitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “segnitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- segnitia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.