astutia

Latin

Etymology

From astūtus (“cunning, astute”).

Noun

astūtia f (genitive astūtiae); first declension

1. cunning
2. astuteness
3. trick, stratagem

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	astūtia	astūtiae
Genitive	astūtiae	astūtiārum
Dative	astūtiae	astūtiīs
Accusative	astūtiam	astūtiās
Ablative	astūtiā	astūtiīs
Vocative	astūtia	astūtiae

Descendants

• Catalan: astúcia
• French: astuce
• Italian: astuzia
• Portuguese: astúcia
• Spanish: astucia

References

• “astutia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “astutia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• astutia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.