Sapientia
See also: sapientia
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Sap. (citational abbreviation)
Etymology edit
Translating the Ancient Greek Septuagint’s Σοφῐ́ᾱ (Σολομῶντος) (Sophíā (Solomôntos), “Wisdom [of Solomon]”). The other book of the Bible entitled Σοφῐ́ᾱ… (Sophíā…, “Wisdom…”)—Σοφία Σειράχ (Sophía Seirákh, “Wisdom of Sirach”)—usually goes by the name Ecclēsiasticus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sa.piˈen.ti.a/, [s̠äpiˈɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.piˈen.t͡si.a/, [säpiˈɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
- Homophone: sapientia
Proper noun edit
Sapientia f sg (genitive Sapientiae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sapientia |
| Genitive | Sapientiae |
| Dative | Sapientiae |
| Accusative | Sapientiam |
| Ablative | Sapientiā |
| Vocative | Sapientia |
Further reading edit
Liber Sapientiae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
