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

Proper noun

Sapientia f sg (genitive Sapientiae); first declension

  1. Wisdom (Book of Wisdom)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sapientia
genitive Sapientiae
dative Sapientiae
accusative Sapientiam
ablative Sapientiā
vocative Sapientia

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