segnitia

Latin

Alternative forms

• sēgnitiēs

Etymology

From sēgnis +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seːɡˈni.ti.a/, [s̠eːŋˈnɪt̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seɲˈɲit.t͡si.a/, [seɲˈɲit̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

sēgnitia f (genitive sēgnitiae); first declension

1. sloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivity

   Synonyms: pigritia, ignavia, inertia, desidia, sōcordia, ōtium

   Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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.