Latin edit

Etymology edit

From clēmēns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

clēmentia f (genitive clēmentiae); first declension

  1. mercy, clemency
  2. gentleness, mildness
  3. clemency, mildness (of climate or the weather)
  4. Grace (capitalized for royal/imperial titles and addresses)
    Clementia tuayour 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 singularf (oblique plural clementias, nominative singular clementia, nominative plural clementias)

  1. (9th century) clemency; mercy