LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

absentia

absentia f (genitive absentiae)
Classical[apˈsɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[abˈsɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineabsence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabsentiaabsentiae
genitiveabsentiaeabsentiārum
dativeabsentiaeabsentiīs
accusativeabsentiamabsentiās
ablativeabsentiāabsentiīs
vocativeabsentiaabsentiae

absentĭa, ae, f. absum,
I. absence: confer absentiam tuam cum meā, Cic. Pis. 16, 37; Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A; Quint. 4, 2, 70; Tac. A. 4, 64 al.: testimoniorum, want of, Quint. 5, 7, 1.

Origins

From absēns (“absent”) + -ia, present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”), from ab (“from, away from”) + sum (“to be”).

Descendants
  • Catalanabsència
  • Catalansense
  • Englishabsencefrom Old French absence
  • Frenchabsencefrom Old French absence
  • Frenchsansfrom Old French absence
  • Italiansenza
  • Italianassenza
  • Occitansens
  • Portugueseausência
  • Romanianabsență

In English words that came into English from absentia

  • absenceabsentia
  • absentiaabsentia

Quick answers

What does absentia mean in Latin?
absentia, a noun, means “absence”.
What is the genitive of absentia?
The genitive singular is absentiae. absentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce absentia?
In classical Latin, [apˈsɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈsɛn.t͡si.a].