LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

apathīa

apathīa f (genitive apathīae)
Classical[a.paˈtʰiː.a]Ecclesiastical[a.paˈtiː.a]

Meaning

  1. A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapathīaapathīae
genitiveapathīaeapathīārum
dativeapathīaeapathīīs
accusativeapathīamapathīās
ablativeapathīāapathīīs
vocativeapathīaapathīae

ăpăthīa, ae, f., = ἀπάθεια,
I. freedom from passion or feeling, insensibility, the Stoic principle of morals, Stoicism, Gell. 19, 12 fin.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “insensibility, freedom from emotion”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanapatia
  • Englishapathy
  • Frenchapathie
  • Romanianapatiefrom French apathie
  • Italianapatia
  • Occitanapatia
  • Portugueseapatia
  • Spanishapatía
  • GermanApathie
  • Bulgarianапа́тияfrom French apathie
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptапатија
  • Latin scriptapatija

In English words that came into English from apathīa

  • apathyapathīa

Quick answers

What does apathīa mean in Latin?
apathīa, a noun, means “A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism.”.
What is the genitive of apathīa?
The genitive singular is apathīae. apathīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce apathīa?
In classical Latin, [a.paˈtʰiː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.paˈtiː.a].