LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

convenientia

convenientia f (genitive convenientiae)
Classical[kɔn.wɛ.niˈɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[koɱ.ve.niˈɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineaccord, harmony, symmetry, agreement, conformity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconvenientiaconvenientiae
genitiveconvenientiaeconvenientiārum
dativeconvenientiaeconvenientiīs
accusativeconvenientiamconvenientiās
ablativeconvenientiāconvenientiīs
vocativeconvenientiaconvenientiae

convĕnĭentĭa, ae, f. convenio, II. A. 2.,
I. a meeting together, agreement, accord, harmony, symmetry, conformity, suitableness, fitness (a Ciceronian philosoph. word).
(a). With gen.: convenientia naturae cum extis, Cic. Div. 2, 15, 34; cf.: convenientia et conjunctio naturae, quam vocant συμπάθειαν, id. ib. 2, 60, 124; and: convenientia conservatioque naturae, id. Off. 1, 28, 100: partium (with pulchritudo, venustas), id. ib. 1, 4, 14: temporum (in cursibus stellarum, with constantia), id. N. D. 2, 21, 54: rerum in amicitiā (with stabilitas, constantia), id. Lael. 27, 100.—
(b). Absol.: quod (summum bonum) cum positum sit in eo, quod ὁμολογίαν Stoici, nos appellemus convenientiam, si placet, Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 21; cf.: virtus convenientiā constat, etc., Sen. Ep. 74, 30.

Origins

From conveniēns, present active participle of conveniō (“convene”).

Descendants
  • Catalanconveniència
  • Englishconvenience
  • Frenchconvenance
  • Italianconvenienza
  • Portugueseconveniência
  • Romanianconveniență
  • Romaniancuviință
  • Spanishconveniencia
  • Asturiancomenencia
  • Galiciancomenencia

Quick answers

What does convenientia mean in Latin?
convenientia, a noun, means “accord, harmony, symmetry, agreement, conformity”.
What is the genitive of convenientia?
The genitive singular is convenientiae. convenientia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce convenientia?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.wɛ.niˈɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱ.ve.niˈɛn.t͡si.a].