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Italian
Etymology
From Latin perspicācia.
Noun
perspicacia f (plural perspicacie)
- perspicacity, shrewdness
Related terms
Further reading
- perspicacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
perspicāx + -ia
Pronunciation
Noun
perspicācia f (genitive perspicāciae); first declension
- perspicacity, shrewdness
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Adjective
perspicācia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of perspicāx
References
- perspicacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- perspicacia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin perspicācia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾspiˈkaθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peɾspiˈkasja/
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: pers‧pi‧ca‧cia
Noun
perspicacia f (uncountable)
- perspicacity, acumen
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Further reading