clementia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kleːˈmen.ti.a/, [kɫ̪eːˈmɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kleˈmen.t͡si.a/, [kleˈmɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Noun edit
clēmentia f (genitive clēmentiae); first declension
- mercy, clemency
- gentleness, mildness
- clemency, mildness (of climate or the weather)
- Grace (capitalized for royal/imperial titles and addresses)
- Clementia tua ― your Grace
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | clēmentia | clēmentiae |
Genitive | clēmentiae | clēmentiārum |
Dative | clēmentiae | clēmentiīs |
Accusative | clēmentiam | clēmentiās |
Ablative | clēmentiā | clēmentiīs |
Vocative | clēmentia | clēmentiae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “clementia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clementia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clementia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “clementia”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin clementia.
Noun edit
clementia oblique singular, f (oblique plural clementias, nominative singular clementia, nominative plural clementias)