clementia
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɫeːˈmɛn.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kleˈmɛn.t̪͡s̪i.a]
Noun
clēmentia f (genitive clēmentiae); first declension
- mercy, clemency
- gentleness, mildness
- clemency, mildness (of climate or the weather)
- Grace (capitalized for royal/imperial titles and addresses)
- Clementia tua ― your Grace
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clēmentia | clēmentiae |
| genitive | clēmentiae | clēmentiārum |
| dative | clēmentiae | clēmentiīs |
| accusative | clēmentiam | clēmentiās |
| ablative | clēmentiā | clēmentiīs |
| vocative | clēmentia | clēmentiae |
Descendants
References
- “clementia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clementia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clementia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “clementia”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clementia.
Noun
clementia oblique singular, f (oblique plural clementias, nominative singular clementia, nominative plural clementias)