olentia

Latin

Etymology

From oleō +‎ -ia (“smell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈlen.ti.a/, [ɔˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈlen.t͡si.a/, [oˈlɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

olentia f (genitive olentiae); first declension

1. a smell, scent

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	olentia	olentiae
Genitive	olentiae	olentiārum
Dative	olentiae	olentiīs
Accusative	olentiam	olentiās
Ablative	olentiā	olentiīs
Vocative	olentia	olentiae

Participle

olentia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of olēns

References

• “olentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• olentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.