LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

convalēscentia

convalēscentia f (genitive convalēscentiae)
Classical[kɔn.wa.ɫeːsˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[koɱ.va.leʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. convalescence
    Dē meā aegritūdine nēquāquam tē rūmor fefellit, sed iam – modo mihi venia dictī sit – convalēscentiae portus aperītur. Concerning my illness, the rumour by no means deceived you, but now – may there just be for me forgiveness of the saying – a haven of convalescence is opened.c. 345 CE – 402 CE, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Books of Letters 3.11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconvalēscentiaconvalēscentiae
genitiveconvalēscentiaeconvalēscentiārum
dativeconvalēscentiaeconvalēscentiīs
accusativeconvalēscentiamconvalēscentiās
ablativeconvalēscentiāconvalēscentiīs
vocativeconvalēscentiaconvalēscentiae

convălescentĭa, ae, f. convalesco,
I. convalescence, a regaining of health, Symm. Ep. 3, 11 fin.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanconvalescència
  • Frenchconvalescence
  • GermanKonvaleszenz
  • Italianconvalescenza
  • Englishconvalescencefrom Middle French convalescence
  • Portugueseconvalescença
  • Spanishconvalecencia
  • Galicianconvalecencia

In English words that came into English from convalēscentia

  • convalescenceconvalēscentia

Quick answers

What does convalēscentia mean in Latin?
convalēscentia, a noun, means “convalescence”.
What is the genitive of convalēscentia?
The genitive singular is convalēscentiae. convalēscentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce convalēscentia?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.wa.ɫeːsˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱ.va.leʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a].