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providentia
providentia
Latin
Noun
prōvidentia f (genitive prōvidentiae); first declension
- The ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge.
- Precaution, providence, forethought.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōvidentia | prōvidentiae |
| genitive | prōvidentiae | prōvidentiārum |
| dative | prōvidentiae | prōvidentiīs |
| accusative | prōvidentiam | prōvidentiās |
| ablative | prōvidentiā | prōvidentiīs |
| vocative | prōvidentia | prōvidentiae |
Synonyms
- (foreknowledge): praescientia
- (providence): pronoea
Related terms
Descendants
- English: providence
- French: providence
- Italian: provvidenza
- Spanish: providencia
References
- providentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- providentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PROVIDENTIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “providentia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.