LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fācundia

fācundia f (genitive fācundiae)
Classical[faːˈkʊn.di.a]Ecclesiastical[faˈkun.di.a]

Meaning

  1. eloquence
    non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te restituet pietasNot birth, nor eloquence, nor worth, shall reincarnate you, Torquatus23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 4.7

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefācundiafācundiae
genitivefācundiaefācundiārum
dativefācundiaefācundiīs
accusativefācundiamfācundiās
ablativefācundiāfācundiīs
vocativefācundiafācundiae

fācundĭa, ae, f. facundus,
I. eloquence, fluency (like facundus, not freq. till after the Aug. period; not in Cic., Caes., or Liv.): hic actor tantum poterit a facundia, Ter. Heaut. prol. 13: facundia Graecos, gloria belli Gallos ante Romanos fuisse, Sall. C. 53, 3; so, Graeca, id. J. 63, 3: Graeca Latinaque, Suet. Calig. 20; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 27; Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 117: alere facundiam, Quint. prooem. § 23; Hor. C. 4, 7, 21; Quint. 2, 16, 10; 8, 1, 3; 10, 1, 80 et saep.; Tac. A. 11, 6; Gell. 11, 13, 10; 18, 5, 1; 19, 9, 7 al.—In plur., Gell. 3, 17, 1.—Transf., of a person, Ov. P. 1, 2, 69.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin fācundia From fācundus (“eloquent”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Frenchfacondefrom Middle French faconde
  • Spanishfacundia

Quick answers

What does fācundia mean in Latin?
fācundia, a noun, means “eloquence”.
What is the genitive of fācundia?
The genitive singular is fācundiae. fācundia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fācundia?
In classical Latin, [faːˈkʊn.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈkun.di.a].