neglegentia

Latin

Etymology

From neglego (“disregard, neglect”).

Noun

neglegentia f (genitive neglegentiae); first declension

1. carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect
2. brevity, coldness
3. disrespect

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neglegentia	neglegentiae
Genitive	neglegentiae	neglegentiārum
Dative	neglegentiae	neglegentiīs
Accusative	neglegentiam	neglegentiās
Ablative	neglegentiā	neglegentiīs
Vocative	neglegentia	neglegentiae

Descendants

• Catalan: negligència
• French: négligence
• Italian: negligenza
• Portuguese: negligência
• Romanian: neglijență
• Spanish: negligencia

Participle

neglegentia

1. nominative neuter plural of neglegēns
2. accusative neuter plural of neglegēns
3. vocative neuter plural of neglegēns

References

• neglegentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• neglegentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• neglegentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette