perspicacia

See also: perspicácia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin perspicācia.

Noun

perspicacia f (plural perspicacie)

  1. perspicacity, shrewdness

Further reading

  • perspicacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

perspicāx +‎ -ia

Pronunciation

Noun

perspicācia f (genitive perspicāciae); first declension

  1. perspicacity, shrewdness

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative perspicācia perspicāciae
genitive perspicāciae perspicāciārum
dative perspicāciae perspicāciīs
accusative perspicāciam perspicāciās
ablative perspicāciā perspicāciīs
vocative perspicācia perspicāciae

Descendants

  • Catalan: perspicàcia
  • Galician: perspicacia
  • Italian: perspicacia
  • Portuguese: perspicácia
  • Spanish: perspicacia

Adjective

perspicācia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of perspicāx

References

  • perspicacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • perspicacia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perspicācia.

Pronunciation

Noun

perspicacia f (uncountable)

  1. perspicacity, acumen

Further reading