LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

distantia

distantia f (genitive distantiae)
Classical[dɪsˈtan.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[disˈtan.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininedistance, remoteness
  2. femininedifference, diversity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedistantiadistantiae
genitivedistantiaedistantiārum
dativedistantiaedistantiīs
accusativedistantiamdistantiās
ablativedistantiādistantiīs
vocativedistantiadistantiae

distantĭa, ae, f. disto,
I. distance, remoteness.
I. Lit.: a longissimis distantiae suae (sc. Veneris) finibus, Plin. 2, 15, 12, § 61—
B. Transf., a separation, opening: oris hiscens, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 5, 50. —
II. Trop., difference, diversity: inter eos morum studiorumque, * Cic. Lael. 20, 74: caloris, Quint. 7, 10, 10: condicionis, id. 5, 10, 26: aetatis vel sexus, Amm. 31, 6: personarum, Vulg. Deut. 1, 17.—In plur.: coloris rufi, Gell. 2, 26, 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin distantia From distāns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalandistància
  • Frenchdistance
  • Italiandistanza
  • Occitandistància
  • Portuguesedistância
  • Romaniandistanță
  • Spanishdistancia
  • GermanDistanz
  • GermanAbstand
  • Antillean Creoledistansfrom French distance

Quick answers

What does distantia mean in Latin?
distantia, a noun, means “distance, remoteness; difference, diversity”.
What is the genitive of distantia?
The genitive singular is distantiae. distantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce distantia?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈtan.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈtan.t͡si.a].
Where does distantia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin distantia.