argutia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From argūtus (“eloquent”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /arˈɡuː.ti.a/, [ärˈɡuːt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈɡut.t͡si.a/, [ärˈɡut̪ː͡s̪iä]
Noun
[edit]argūtia f (genitive argūtiae); first declension
- (chiefly in the plural) liveliness, nimbleness
- (chiefly in the plural) clever use of words; verbal trickery, wit; sophistry
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | argūtia | argūtiae |
| genitive | argūtiae | argūtiārum |
| dative | argūtiae | argūtiīs |
| accusative | argūtiam | argūtiās |
| ablative | argūtiā | argūtiīs |
| vocative | argūtia | argūtiae |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “argūtĭae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- argūtĭae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.