prodigentia

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From prōdigēns (“prodigal”) +‎ -ia. Might be perceived as an antonym to indigentia (“lack, want”) even though they have no common base.

Noun

prōdigentia f (genitive prōdigentiae); first declension

  1. extravagance, profusion, prodigality
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
genitive prōdigentiae prōdigentiārum
dative prōdigentiae prōdigentiīs
accusative prōdigentiam prōdigentiās
ablative prōdigentiā prōdigentiīs
vocative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
Descendants
  • → English: prodigence

Etymology 2

Participle

prōdigentia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of prōdigēns

References

  • prodigentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prodigentia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “prodigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prodigentia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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