LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

agēntia

agēntia f (genitive agēntiae)
Classical[aˈɡeːn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinability

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagēntiaagēntiae
genitiveagēntiaeagēntiārum
dativeagēntiaeagēntiīs
accusativeagēntiamagēntiās
ablativeagēntiāagēntiīs
vocativeagēntiaagēntiae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagēntia

Latin agēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin agēntia From agēns (“doing, acting, making”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanagència
  • Englishagency
  • Frenchagence
  • Italianagenzia
  • Portugueseagênciafrom Italian agenzia
  • Romanianagenție
  • Spanishagencia
  • Turkishajansfrom French agence
  • Bulgarianаге́нцияfrom Italian agenzia
  • Hiligaynonahensyafrom Spanish agencia

Quick answers

What does agēntia mean in Latin?
agēntia, a noun, means “ability”.
What is the genitive of agēntia?
The genitive singular is agēntiae. agēntia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce agēntia?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡeːn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does agēntia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti → Proto-Italic *agō → Latin agēntia.