elegantia
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.ɫɛˈɡan.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.leˈɡan.t̪͡s̪i.a]
Noun
ēlegantia f (genitive ēlegantiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēlegantia | ēlegantiae |
| genitive | ēlegantiae | ēlegantiārum |
| dative | ēlegantiae | ēlegantiīs |
| accusative | ēlegantiam | ēlegantiās |
| ablative | ēlegantiā | ēlegantiīs |
| vocative | ēlegantia | ēlegantiae |
Derived terms
Adjective
ēlegantia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ēlegāns
References
- “elegantia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elegantia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elegantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) logical minuteness, precision: disserendi elegantia
- (ambiguous) he possesses sound judgment in matters of taste: elegantia in illo est
- (ambiguous) tasteful description: elegantia orationis
- (ambiguous) logical minuteness, precision: disserendi elegantia
- elegantia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016