maledicentia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From present participle maledīcēns (“slandering, cursing”) + -ia, from maledīcō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ma.le.diːˈken.ti.a/, [mäɫ̪ɛd̪iːˈkɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.le.diˈt͡ʃen.t͡si.a/, [mäled̪iˈt͡ʃɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Noun[edit]
maledīcentia f (genitive maledīcentiae); first declension
- an evil-speaking, abuse, scurrilousness
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maledīcentia | maledīcentiae |
| Genitive | maledīcentiae | maledīcentiārum |
| Dative | maledīcentiae | maledīcentiīs |
| Accusative | maledīcentiam | maledīcentiās |
| Ablative | maledīcentiā | maledīcentiīs |
| Vocative | maledīcentia | maledīcentiae |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: maldicenza
- Piedmontese: maldicensa
- Sicilian: malidicenzia
Participle[edit]
maledīcentia
References[edit]
- “maledicentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maledicentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- maledicentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016