experientia
Latin
Etymology
From experior (“to experience, to attempt”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ek.spe.riˈen.ti.a/, [ɛks̠pɛriˈɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.spe.riˈen.t͡si.a/, [eksperiˈɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Audio (Classical): (file)
Noun
experientia f (genitive experientiae); first declension
- a trial, proof, experiment
- experimental knowledge, experience
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | experientia | experientiae |
| Genitive | experientiae | experientiārum |
| Dative | experientiae | experientiīs |
| Accusative | experientiam | experientiās |
| Ablative | experientiā | experientiīs |
| Vocative | experientia | experientiae |
Descendants
- English: experience
- Spanish: experiencia
- French: expérience
- Portuguese: esperiência
- Italian: esperienza
- Romanian: experiență
References
- “experientia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “experientia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- experientia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.