ignavia

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ignavia. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ignavia, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ignavia in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ignavia you have here. The definition of the word ignavia will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofignavia, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɲˈɲa.vja/
  • Rhymes: -avja
  • Hyphenation: i‧gnà‧via

Noun

ignavia f (plural ignavie)

  1. indolence, laxity, sloth

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From ignāvus +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

Noun

ignāvia f (genitive ignāviae); first declension

  1. inactivity, laziness, idleness, sloth, listlessness
    Synonyms: pigritia, sēgnitia, desidia, inertia, sōcordia, ōtium
    Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās
  2. cowardice, worthlessness

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ignāvia ignāviae
Genitive ignāviae ignāviārum
Dative ignāviae ignāviīs
Accusative ignāviam ignāviās
Ablative ignāviā ignāviīs
Vocative ignāvia ignāviae

References

  • “ignavia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ignavia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ignavia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to abandon oneself to inactivity and apathy: ignaviae et socordiae se dare
    • to pass one's life in luxury and idleness: per luxum et ignaviam aetatem agere
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia