Latin edit

Etymology edit

From macilentus +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

macilentia f (genitive macilentiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) leanness, thinness, meagerness
    Synonyms: maciēs, macor

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative macilentia macilentiae
Genitive macilentiae macilentiārum
Dative macilentiae macilentiīs
Accusative macilentiam macilentiās
Ablative macilentiā macilentiīs
Vocative macilentia macilentiae

Descendants edit

  • English: macilence
  • French: macilence
  • Italian: macilenza
  • Portuguese: macilência

References edit

macilentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)