LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

energīa

energīa f (genitive energīae)
Classical[ɛ.nɛrˈɡiː.a]Ecclesiastical[e.nerˈd͡ʒiː.a]

Meaning

  1. energy
  2. efficiency

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeenergīaenergīae
genitiveenergīaeenergīārum
dativeenergīaeenergīīs
accusativeenergīamenergīās
ablativeenergīāenergīīs
vocativeenergīaenergīae

ĕnergīa, ae, f., = ἐνέργεια,
I. energy, efficiency, Hier. Ep. 50.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greek ἐν(en)
  3. Ancient Greek ἐν-(en-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  6. Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
  7. Ancient Greek ἔργον(érgon)
  8. Ancient Greek -ος(-os)
  9. Ancient Greek ἐνεργός(energós)
  10. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  11. Ancient Greek -ής(-ḗs)
  12. Ancient Greek ἐνεργής(energḗs)
  13. Latinenergīa

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia)bor. Latin energīa Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).

Descendants
  • Catalanenergia
  • Frenchénergie
  • Englishenergyfrom French énergie
  • Romanianenergiefrom French énergie
  • Italianenergia
  • Occitanenergia
  • Portugueseenergia
  • Spanishenergía
  • Azerbaijanienerjifrom French énergie
  • Czechenergiefrom French énergie

In English words that came into English from energīa

  • energyenergīa

Quick answers

What does energīa mean in Latin?
energīa, a noun, means “energy; efficiency”.
What is the genitive of energīa?
The genitive singular is energīae. energīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce energīa?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.nɛrˈɡiː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.nerˈd͡ʒiː.a].
Where does energīa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Ancient Greek ἐν (en) → Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) → Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom → Proto-Hellenic *wérgon → Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) → Ancient Greek -ος (-os) → Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) → Ancient Greek ἐνεργής (energḗs) → Latin energīa.