Digentia

Latin

Etymology

Initially thought to derive from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead clay, build”), relating to the clay banks of the river; however, this is rather un-Italic phonetically.

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *digʰ- (“she-goat”) (see also Ancient Greek δίζα (díza, “goat”), Proto-West Germanic *tigā). Combined with +‎ -entia, the name would translate to something like ‘stream of the goats.’

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈɡen.ti.a/, [d̪iːˈɡɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈd͡ʒen.t͡si.a/, [d̪iˈd͡ʒɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Dīgentia f sg (genitive Dīgentiae); first declension

1. A small river of Latium flowing into the Tiberis

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dīgentia
Genitive	Dīgentiae
Dative	Dīgentiae
Accusative	Dīgentiam
Ablative	Dīgentiā
Vocative	Dīgentia

Descendants

• Italian: Licenza

References

• “Digentia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Digentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.