lethargia

Latin

Alternative forms

litargia (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθαργία (lēthargía, “drowsiness”).

Pronunciation 1

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰar.ɡi.a/, [ɫeːˈtʰar.ɡi.a]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈtar.d͡ʒi.a/

Noun

lēthargia f (genitive lēthargiae); first declension

(Late Latin) lethargy; drowsiness

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēthargia	lēthargiae
Genitive	lēthargiae	lēthargiārum
Dative	lēthargiae	lēthargiīs
Accusative	lēthargiam	lēthargiās
Ablative	lēthargiā	lēthargiīs
Vocative	lēthargia	lēthargiae

Synonyms

somnolentia

Descendants

English: lethargy
Catalan: letargia
French: léthargie
Italian: letargia

Pronunciation 2

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰar.ɡi.aː/, [ɫeːˈtʰar.ɡi.aː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈtar.d͡ʒi.a/

Noun

lēthargiā

ablative singular of lēthargia

References

lethargia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lethargia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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