prodigentia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From prōdigēns (prodigal) +‎ -ia. Might be perceived as an antonym to indigentia (lack, want) even though they have no common base.

Noun[edit]

prōdigentia f (genitive prōdigentiae); first declension

  1. extravagance, profusion, prodigality
Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
Genitive prōdigentiae prōdigentiārum
Dative prōdigentiae prōdigentiīs
Accusative prōdigentiam prōdigentiās
Ablative prōdigentiā prōdigentiīs
Vocative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
Descendants[edit]
  • English: prodigence

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

prōdigentia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of prōdigēns

References[edit]

  • prodigentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prodigentia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • prodigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prodigentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016