LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

iactantia

iactantia f (genitive iactantiae)
Classical[jakˈtan.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[jakˈtan.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineboasting, bragging
  2. femininedisplay, ostentation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiactantiaiactantiae
genitiveiactantiaeiactantiārum
dativeiactantiaeiactantiīs
accusativeiactantiamiactantiās
ablativeiactantiāiactantiīs
vocativeiactantiaiactantiae

jactantĭa, ae, f. jacto,
I. a boasting, bragging; display, ostentation (post-Aug.): sui, Tac. A. 2, 46: militaris, id. Agr. 25: frivola in parvis, Quint. 1, 6, 20; 9, 2, 74: partim jactantia ingenii, ut res cito accepisse videantur, id. 12, 8, 3: privatae studere, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 13; id. Pan. 38, 4.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanjactància
  • Frenchjactance
  • Italianiattanza
  • Spanishjactancia

In English words that came into English from iactantia

  • jactancyiactantia

Quick answers

What does iactantia mean in Latin?
iactantia, a noun, means “boasting, bragging; display, ostentation”.
What is the genitive of iactantia?
The genitive singular is iactantiae. iactantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce iactantia?
In classical Latin, [jakˈtan.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jakˈtan.t͡si.a].