argutia
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom argūtus (“eloquent”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /arˈɡuː.ti.a/, [ärˈɡuːt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈɡut.t͡si.a/, [ärˈɡut̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun
editargūtia f (genitive argūtiae); first declension
- (chiefly in the plural) liveliness, nimbleness
- (chiefly in the plural) clever use of words; verbal trickery, wit; sophistry
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | argūtia | argūtiae |
Genitive | argūtiae | argūtiārum |
Dative | argūtiae | argūtiīs |
Accusative | argūtiam | argūtiās |
Ablative | argūtiā | argūtiīs |
Vocative | argūtia | argūtiae |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “argūtĭae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- argūtĭae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.