verecundia

See also: verecúndia

Latin

Etymology

From verēcundus (“feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

Noun

verēcundia f (genitive verēcundiae); first declension

  1. knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty
  2. shyness, bashfulness
  3. shame, awe
    Synonym: pudor

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative verēcundia verēcundiae
genitive verēcundiae verēcundiārum
dative verēcundiae verēcundiīs
accusative verēcundiam verēcundiās
ablative verēcundiā verēcundiīs
vocative verēcundia verēcundiae

Descendants

Later borrowings:

References

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