segnitia
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seːɡˈni.ti.a/, [s̠eːŋˈnɪt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seɲˈɲit.t͡si.a/, [seɲˈɲit̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun
sēgnitia f (genitive sēgnitiae); first declension
- sloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivity
- Synonyms: pigritia, ignavia, inertia, desidia, sōcordia, ōtium
- Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
| Genitive | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiārum |
| Dative | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiīs |
| Accusative | sēgnitiam | sēgnitiās |
| Ablative | sēgnitiā | sēgnitiīs |
| Vocative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
Descendants
- → Portuguese: segnícia
Further reading
- “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.
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