elegantia

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ēlegāns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ēlegantia f (genitive ēlegantiae); first declension

  1. elegance, taste, propriety, refinement, grace

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ēlegantia ēlegantiae
Genitive ēlegantiae ēlegantiārum
Dative ēlegantiae ēlegantiīs
Accusative ēlegantiam ēlegantiās
Ablative ēlegantiā ēlegantiīs
Vocative ēlegantia ēlegantiae

Derived terms

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Adjective

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ēlegantia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ēlegāns

References

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  • 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
  • elegantia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016