versutia

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From versūtus +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯erˈsuː.ti.a/, [u̯ɛrˈs̠uːt̪iä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /verˈsut.t͡si.a/, [verˈsut̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun edit

versūtia f (genitive versūtiae); first declension

(Late Latin, rare) cunning, slyness, craftiness
Synonym: astūtia

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	versūtia	versūtiae
Genitive	versūtiae	versūtiārum
Dative	versūtiae	versūtiīs
Accusative	versūtiam	versūtiās
Ablative	versūtiā	versūtiīs
Vocative	versūtia	versūtiae

Descendants edit

Italian: versuzia
Portuguese: versúcia
Spanish: versucia

References edit

“versutia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
versutia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
versutia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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