LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

contingentia

contingentia f (genitive contingentiae)
Classical[kɔn.tɪŋˈɡɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[kon.tin̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininerestraint, abstemiousness, continence, temperance, moderation
  2. femininecontiguity, proximity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontingentiacontingentiae
genitivecontingentiaecontingentiārum
dativecontingentiaecontingentiīs
accusativecontingentiamcontingentiās
ablativecontingentiācontingentiīs
vocativecontingentiacontingentiae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin contingentia From contingēns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalancontingència
  • Frenchcontingence
  • Italiancontingenza
  • Portuguesecontingência
  • Romaniancontingență
  • Spanishcontingencia
  • Galiciancontinxencia

In English words that came into English from contingentia

  • contingencecontingentia

Quick answers

What does contingentia mean in Latin?
contingentia, a noun, means “restraint, abstemiousness, continence, temperance, moderation; contiguity, proximity”.
What is the genitive of contingentia?
The genitive singular is contingentiae. contingentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce contingentia?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɪŋˈɡɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tin̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.a].