providentia

Latin

Etymology

From prōvideō (“take care, give attention to; foresee”).

Noun

prōvidentia (genitive prōvidentiae); f, first declension

1. The ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge.
2. Precaution, providence, forethought.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	prōvidentia	prōvidentiae
genitive	prōvidentiae	prōvidentiārum
dative	prōvidentiae	prōvidentiīs
accusative	prōvidentiam	prōvidentiās
ablative	prōvidentiā	prōvidentiīs
vocative	prōvidentia	prōvidentiae

Synonyms

• (foreknowledge): praescientia
• (providence): pronoea

Related terms

Related terms

prōvidē prōvidēns prōvidenter

prōvideō prōvidus prōvīsiō

prōvīsō prōvīsor prōvīsus

Descendants

• English: providence
• French: providence
• Italian: provvidenza
• Spanish: providencia

References

• providentia in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879