perspicacia

See also: perspicácia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin perspicācia.

Noun

perspicacia f (plural perspicacie)

1. perspicacity, shrewdness

Related terms

• perspicace

Further reading

• perspicacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

perspicāx +‎ -ia

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɛr.spɪˈkaː.ki.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [per.spiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Noun

perspicācia f (genitive perspicāciae); first declension

1. perspicacity, shrewdness

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	perspicācia	perspicāciae
genitive	perspicāciae	perspicāciārum
dative	perspicāciae	perspicāciīs
accusative	perspicāciam	perspicāciās
ablative	perspicāciā	perspicāciīs
vocative	perspicācia	perspicāciae

Descendants

• Catalan: perspicàcia
• Galician: perspicacia
• Italian: perspicacia
• Portuguese: perspicácia
• Spanish: perspicacia

Adjective

perspicācia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of perspicāx

References

• “perspicacia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• perspicacia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perspicācia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾspiˈkaθja/ [peɾs.piˈka.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /peɾspiˈkasja/ [peɾs.piˈka.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pers‧pi‧ca‧cia

Noun

perspicacia f (uncountable)

1. perspicacity, acumen

Related terms

• perspicaz

Further reading

• “perspicacia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024