LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

congruentia

congruentia f (genitive congruentiae)
Classical[kɔŋ.ɡruˈɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[koŋ.ɡruˈɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineagreement, harmony, congruity, symmetry

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecongruentiacongruentiae
genitivecongruentiaecongruentiārum
dativecongruentiaecongruentiīs
accusativecongruentiamcongruentiās
ablativecongruentiācongruentiīs
vocativecongruentiacongruentiae

congrŭentĭa, ae, f. congruo,
I. agreement, harmony, congruity, symmetry (postAug. and very rare): morum, * Suet. Oth. 2: (corporis), with aequalitas, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 11: pronuntiandi, App. Mag. p. 283, 15 al.

Origins

From congruēns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalancongruència
  • Englishcongruence
  • Frenchcongruence
  • Italiancongruenza
  • Portuguesecongruência
  • Spanishcongruencia
  • Finnishkongruenssi
  • Galiciancongruencia

In English words that came into English from congruentia

  • congruencecongruentia

Quick answers

What does congruentia mean in Latin?
congruentia, a noun, means “agreement, harmony, congruity, symmetry”.
What is the genitive of congruentia?
The genitive singular is congruentiae. congruentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce congruentia?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋ.ɡruˈɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋ.ɡruˈɛn.t͡si.a].