acedia
See also: acedía and acedią
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈsiːdɪə/
Noun
acedia (uncountable)
- Spiritual or mental sloth.
- Synonyms: accedie, ennui, weltschmerz
- Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
- Synonyms: apathy, indifference
- Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation. Synonyms: ennui, accidie, weltschmerz
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
sloth
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apathy
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boredom — see boredom
Anagrams
- aeacid
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”). Doublet of accidia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛ.dja/
- Rhymes: -ɛdja
- Hyphenation: a‧cè‧dia
Further reading
- acedia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος (kêdos, “care, accuracy”).[1]
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkeː.di.a/, [äˈkeːd̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃe.di.a/, [äˈt͡ʃɛːd̪iä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | acēdia | acēdiae |
| Genitive | acēdiae | acēdiārum |
| Dative | acēdiae | acēdiīs |
| Accusative | acēdiam | acēdiās |
| Ablative | acēdiā | acēdiīs |
| Vocative | acēdia | acēdiae |
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkeː.di.aː/, [äˈkeːd̪iäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃe.di.a/, [äˈt͡ʃɛːd̪iä]
References
- acedia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “accidia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin acedia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā).[1] First attested in 1870.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.dja/
- Rhymes: -ɛdja
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧dia
Declension
Declension of acedia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | acedia |
| genitive | acedii |
| dative | acedii |
| accusative | acedię |
| instrumental | acedią |
| locative | acedii |
| vocative | acedio |
References
- Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “acedia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 50, number 41, 1870, page 2
Further reading
- acedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
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