clementia

Latin

Etymology

From clēmēns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kleːˈmen.ti.a/, [kɫeːˈmɛn.ti.a]
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Noun

clēmentia f (genitive clēmentiae); first declension

  1. mercy, clemency
  2. gentleness

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clēmentia clēmentiae
Genitive clēmentiae clēmentiārum
Dative clēmentiae clēmentiīs
Accusative clēmentiam clēmentiās
Ablative clēmentiā clēmentiīs
Vocative clēmentia clēmentiae

Descendants

References
  • clementia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clementia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clementia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • clementia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clementia.

Noun

clementia f (oblique plural clementias, nominative singular clementia, nominative plural clementias)

  1. (9th century) clemency; mercy
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