LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dēficientia

dēficientia f (genitive dēficientiae)
Classical[deː.fɪ.kiˈɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[de.fi.t͡ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latindeficiency, want

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēficientiadēficientiae
genitivedēficientiaedēficientiārum
dativedēficientiaedēficientiīs
accusativedēficientiamdēficientiās
ablativedēficientiādēficientiīs
vocativedēficientiadēficientiae

dēfĭcĭentĭa, ae, f.,
I. the wanting, want (late Lat.), Paul. Nol. 23, 8.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalandeficiència
  • Frenchdéficience
  • Italiandeficienza
  • Portuguesedeficiência
  • Romaniandeficiență
  • Spanishdeficiencia

In English words that came into English from dēficientia

  • deficiencedēficientia

Quick answers

What does dēficientia mean in Latin?
dēficientia, a noun, means “deficiency, want”.
What is the genitive of dēficientia?
The genitive singular is dēficientiae. dēficientia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dēficientia?
In classical Latin, [deː.fɪ.kiˈɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.fi.t͡ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a].