LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

frequentia

frequentia f (genitive frequentiae)
Classical[frɛˈkʷɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[freˈkʷɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininecrowd, multitude, throng

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrequentiafrequentiae
genitivefrequentiaefrequentiārum
dativefrequentiaefrequentiīs
accusativefrequentiamfrequentiās
ablativefrequentiāfrequentiīs
vocativefrequentiafrequentiae

frĕquentĭa, ae, f. frequens, II.,
I. an assembling in great numbers, a numerous attendance, concourse; and more freq. concr., a numerous assembly, multitude, crowd, throng (class.; a favorite expression of Cicero).
(a). With gen.: testis est hujusce Q. Mucii janua et vestibulum, quod maxima cottidie frequentia civium ac summorum hominum splendore celebratur, Cic. de Or. 1, 45 fin.: quotidiana amicorum assiduitas et frequentia, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 1, 3: summa hominum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189; so, hominum, id. Lael. 23, 87: negotiatorum, Sall. J. 47, 2: auditorum, Quint. 10, 7, 16: scholarum, id. 1, 2, 1: vulgi, Nep. Att. 22: epistolarum, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 1: magna sepulcrorum, id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65: geniculorum, Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113: caeli, i. e. the density of the air, Vitr. 9, 9: Thucydides ita creber est rerum frequentiā, ut verborum prope numerum sententiarum numero consequatur, Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: communium, id. Part. Or. 12, 41.—
(b). Absol.: domum reduci e campo cum maxima frequentia ac multitudine, Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 18: frequentia et plausus, id. Att. 4, 1, 5: non usitata frequentia stipati sumus, id. Mil. 1, 1: efferri magna frequentia, id. Fl. 17, 41: solidam et robustam et assiduam frequentiam praebere, id. Planc. 8 fin.: frequentiam atque officium suum alicui praestare, Hirt. B. G. 8, 50, 3: qua ex frequentia (preceded by magna multitudo), Caes. B. C. 3, 19, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrekʷ-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*frekʷents
  3. Latinfrequentia

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

Descendants
  • Catalanfreqüència
  • Frenchfréquence
  • Italianfrequenza
  • Portuguesefrequência
  • Romanianfrecvență
  • Spanishfrecuencia
  • Galicianfrecuencia

Quick answers

What does frequentia mean in Latin?
frequentia, a noun, means “crowd, multitude, throng”.
What is the genitive of frequentia?
The genitive singular is frequentiae. frequentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce frequentia?
In classical Latin, [frɛˈkʷɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [freˈkʷɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does frequentia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrekʷ-der.? → Proto-Italic *frekʷents → Latin frequentia.