LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

acēdia

acēdia f (genitive acēdiae)
Classical[aˈkeː.di.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈt͡ʃɛː.di.a]

Meaning

  1. sloth, torpor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacēdiaacēdiae
accīdiae
genitiveacēdiae
accīdiae		acēdiārum
accīdiārum
dativeacēdiae
accīdiae		acēdiīs
accīdiīs
accusativeacēdiam
accīdiam		acēdiās
accīdiās
ablativeacēdiāacēdiīs
accīdiīs
vocativeacēdiaacēdiae
accīdiae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greek ἀ-(a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₂d-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₂dos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kā́dos
  8. Ancient Greek κῆδος(kêdos)
  9. Ancient Greek ἀκηδής(akēdḗs)
  10. Ancient Greek -ίᾱ(-íā)
  11. Latinacēdia

Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)bor. Latin acēdia Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος (kêdos, “care, accuracy”).

Descendants
  • Catalanacèdia
  • Englishacedia
  • GermanAkedie
  • Italianaccidia
  • Englishaccidiafrom Old English accidia
  • Englishaccidiefrom Old French accide
  • Frenchaccidefrom Old French accide
  • Portugueseacédia
  • Spanishacedía
  • Polishacedia

Quick answers

What does acēdia mean in Latin?
acēdia, a noun, means “sloth, torpor”.
What is the genitive of acēdia?
The genitive singular is acēdiae. acēdia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce acēdia?
In classical Latin, [aˈkeː.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈt͡ʃɛː.di.a].
Where does acēdia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) → Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂dos → Proto-Hellenic *kā́dos → Ancient Greek κῆδος (kêdos) → Ancient Greek ἀκηδής (akēdḗs) → Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) → Latin acēdia.