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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From prōdigēns (“prodigal”) + -ia. Might be perceived as an antonym to indigentia (“lack, want”) even though they have no common base.
Noun
prōdigentia f (genitive prōdigentiae); first declension
- extravagance, profusion, prodigality
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Participle
prōdigentia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of prōdigēns
References
- prodigentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- prodigentia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “prodigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prodigentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016