segnitia

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sēgnis +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

Noun

sēgnitia f (genitive sēgnitiae); first declension

  1. sloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivity
    Synonyms: pigritia, ignavia, inertia, desidia, sōcordia, ōtium
    Antonyms: impigritās, alacritās, strēnuitās, āctīvitās

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Portuguese: segnícia

Further reading

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