LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

amnēstia

amnēstia f (genitive amnēstiae)
Classical[amˈneːs.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[amˈnɛs.ti.a]

Meaning

  1. an amnesty; a forgiving or general pardoning of a state crime

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamnēstiaamnēstiae
genitiveamnēstiaeamnēstiārum
dativeamnēstiaeamnēstiīs
accusativeamnēstiamamnēstiās
ablativeamnēstiāamnēstiīs
vocativeamnēstiaamnēstiae

amnestĭa, ae, f., = ἀμνηστία (a forgetting),
I. an amnesty, a forgiving or pardoning of a state crime: haec oblivio, quam Athenienses ἀμνηστίαν vocant, Vop. Aur. 39 (Nep. Thras. 3, 2, uses for it oblivio; cf.: venia et oblivio, Suet. Claud. 11: abolitio facti, id. Tib. 4).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστῐ́ᾱ (amnēstĭ́ā, “forgetfulness”, especially “amnesty”; “failure to mention (a thing)”, “passing (it) over”).

Descendants
  • GermanAmnestie
  • Finnishamnestia
  • Middle Frenchamnestie
  • Polishamnestia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAmnestiaAmnestia (ἀμνηστεία) is a word used by the later Greek writers, and from them borrowed by the Romans, to describe the act or arrangement by which offe…

Quick answers

What does amnēstia mean in Latin?
amnēstia, a noun, means “an amnesty; a forgiving or general pardoning of a state crime”.
What is the genitive of amnēstia?
The genitive singular is amnēstiae. amnēstia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce amnēstia?
In classical Latin, [amˈneːs.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈnɛs.ti.a].