LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

discordia

discordia f (genitive discordiae)
Classical[dɪsˈkɔr.di.a]Ecclesiastical[disˈkɔr.di.a]

Meaning

  1. femininedisagreement, dissension, variance, discord

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediscordiadiscordiae
genitivediscordiaediscordiārum
dativediscordiaediscordiīs
accusativediscordiamdiscordiās
ablativediscordiādiscordiīs
vocativediscordiadiscordiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

omnem memoriam discordiarum oblivione sempiterna delere (Phil. 1. 1. 1)
to proclaim a general amnesty.

discordĭa, ae, f. discors,
I. disunion, disagreement, dissension, variance, discord (class.), Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 66; Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 71; Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 21; id. Lael. 7, 24; id. Off. 1, 25, 85; id. Mur. 39, 83; Sall. C. 5, 2; Liv. 2, 24 et saep.; Verg. E. 1, 72; id. A. 7, 545; Hor. Epod. 4, 2; id. S. 1, 4, 60 et saep. —In plur., Cic. Lael. 7, 23; id. Off. 1, 25, 86; id. Fin. 1, 13, 44; id. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Calig. 26; id. Claud. 25; Vulg. Prov. 6, 19 et saep.—
B. Transf.
1. The subject of strife: Idae et Phoebo discordia Eveni filia, Prop. 1, 2, 17.—
2. Of inanimate things: principiorum, Lucr. 5, 440: rerum, id. 6, 366: ponti, Luc. 5, 646: incertae mentis, Ov. M. 9, 630 et saep.—
II. Personified: Discordia, the goddess of discord, the Greek Eris, Verg. A. 6, 280; 8, 702 Serv.; Stat. Th. 5, 74; Petr. 124, 27 sq.; Hyg. Fab. praef.—Hence, Discordiae malum, the famous apple of Eris in the fable, the apple of discord, Just. 12, 15, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiscordia

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin discors Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discordia From discors (“discordant”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalandiscòrdia
  • Italiandiscordia
  • Occitandiscòrdia
  • Englishdiscordfrom Old French descorde
  • Frenchdiscordfrom Old French descorde
  • Portuguesediscórdia
  • Romaniandiscordie
  • Spanishdiscordia
  • Galiciandiscordia

In English words that came into English from discordia

  • discorddiscordia

Quick answers

What does discordia mean in Latin?
discordia, a noun, means “disagreement, dissension, variance, discord”.
What is the genitive of discordia?
The genitive singular is discordiae. discordia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce discordia?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈkɔr.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈkɔr.di.a].
Where does discordia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin discordia.