invidentia

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Cicero, from invidēns, present active participle of invideō (“look askance at; envy”), + -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.u̯iˈden.ti.a/, [ɪnu̯ɪˈd̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.viˈden.t͡si.a/, [iɱviˈd̪ɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

invidentia f (genitive invidentiae); first declension

1. envy, jealousy

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	invidentia	invidentiae
Genitive	invidentiae	invidentiārum
Dative	invidentiae	invidentiīs
Accusative	invidentiam	invidentiās
Ablative	invidentiā	invidentiīs
Vocative	invidentia	invidentiae

Synonyms

• aemulātiō, invidia, simultās, zēlotypia, zēlus

Related terms

• invideō
• invidēns
• invidus

Participle

invidentia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of invidēns

References

• “invidentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “invidentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• invidentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.