LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

efficientia

efficientia f (genitive efficientiae)
Classical[ɛf.fɪ.kiˈɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ef.fi.t͡ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineefficient power, influence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeefficientiaefficientiae
genitiveefficientiaeefficientiārum
dativeefficientiaeefficientiīs
accusativeefficientiamefficientiās
ablativeefficientiāefficientiīs
vocativeefficientiaefficientiae

effĭcĭentĭa, ae, f. efficio,
I. efficient power, efficiency, influence (rare; mostly in philos. lang.), Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95; id. Fat. 9, 19: spiritalis, Hil. in Psa. 131, 24: inenarrabilis, id. Trin. 3, 18; Lact. Opif. D. 19, 7.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalaneficiència
  • Englishefficiency
  • Frenchefficience
  • Italianefficienza
  • Portugueseeficiência
  • Romanianeficiență
  • Spanisheficiencia
  • Piedmonteseeficensa

Quick answers

What does efficientia mean in Latin?
efficientia, a noun, means “efficient power, influence”.
What is the genitive of efficientia?
The genitive singular is efficientiae. efficientia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce efficientia?
In classical Latin, [ɛf.fɪ.kiˈɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ef.fi.t͡ʃiˈɛn.t͡si.a].