prudentia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From prūdēns + -ia. Compare prōvidentia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pruːˈden.ti.a/, [pruːˈd̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pruˈden.t͡si.a/, [pruˈd̪ɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Noun edit
prūdentia f (genitive prūdentiae); first declension
- acquaintance, knowledge, skilfulness
- sagacity, prudence, discretion, discreetness
- Synonyms: sapientia, calliditās
- Antonyms: stultitia, ineptitūdō, īnsapientia, imprūdentia, sōcordia, stupiditās, inertia
- foresight
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 9:
- Potestne quicquam stultius esse quam quorundam sensus, hominum eorum dico qui prudentiam iactant?
- Can anything be sillier than the point of view of certain people—I mean those who boast of their foresight?
- Potestne quicquam stultius esse quam quorundam sensus, hominum eorum dico qui prudentiam iactant?
- wisdom
- Deuteronomy 32:28 Latin Vulgate
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | prūdentia | prūdentiae |
Genitive | prūdentiae | prūdentiārum |
Dative | prūdentiae | prūdentiīs |
Accusative | prūdentiam | prūdentiās |
Ablative | prūdentiā | prūdentiīs |
Vocative | prūdentia | prūdentiae |
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
prūdentia
References edit
- “prudentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prudentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prudentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) statesmanship; political wisdom: prudentia (civilis) (De Or. 1. 19. 85)
- (ambiguous) statesmanship; political wisdom: prudentia (civilis) (De Or. 1. 19. 85)
- prudentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016