Sapientia
See also: sapientia
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sap. (citational abbreviation)
Etymology
Translating the Ancient Greek Septuagint’s Σοφῐ́ᾱ (Σολομῶντος) (Sophĭ́ā (Solomôntos), “Wisdom [of Solomon]”). The other book of the Bible entitled Σοφῐ́ᾱ… (Sophĭ́ā…, “Wisdom…”)—Σοφία Σειράχ (Sophía Seirákh, “Wisdom of Sirach”)—usually goes by the name Ecclēsiasticus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sa.piˈɛn.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sa.piˈɛn.t̪͡s̪i.a]
- Homophone: sapientia
Proper noun
Sapientia f sg (genitive Sapientiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sapientia |
| genitive | Sapientiae |
| dative | Sapientiae |
| accusative | Sapientiam |
| ablative | Sapientiā |
| vocative | Sapientia |
Further reading
- Liber Sapientiae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la