segnitia
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [seːŋˈnɪ.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [seɲˈɲit̪.t̪͡s̪i.a]
Noun
sēgnitia f (genitive sēgnitiae); first declension
- sloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivity
- Synonyms: pigritia, ignavia, inertia, desidia, sōcordia, ōtium
- Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
| genitive | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiārum |
| dative | sēgnitiae | sēgnitiīs |
| accusative | sēgnitiam | sēgnitiās |
| ablative | sēgnitiā | sēgnitiīs |
| vocative | sēgnitia | sēgnitiae |
Descendants
- → Portuguese: segnícia
Further reading
- “segnitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “segnitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- segnitia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.