LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abstantia

abstantia f (genitive abstantiae)

Meaning

  1. femininedistance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabstantiaabstantiae
genitiveabstantiaeabstantiārum
dativeabstantiaeabstantiīs
accusativeabstantiamabstantiās
ablativeabstantiāabstantiīs
vocativeabstantiaabstantiae

abstantĭa, ae, f. absto,
I. distance, Vitr. 9, 1, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabstantia

Latin ab- Latin stō Latin abstō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin abstantia From abstō + -ia.

Quick answers

What does abstantia mean in Latin?
abstantia, a noun, means “distance”.
What is the genitive of abstantia?
The genitive singular is abstantiae. abstantia is feminine, first declension.
Where does abstantia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abstantia.