LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ignōrantia

ignōrantia f (genitive ignōrantiae)
Classical[ɪŋ.noːˈran.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[iɲ.ɲoˈran.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. ignorance
  2. want of knowledge or information

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeignōrantiaignōrantiae
genitiveignōrantiaeignōrantiārum
dativeignōrantiaeignōrantiīs
accusativeignōrantiamignōrantiās
ablativeignōrantiāignōrantiīs
vocativeignōrantiaignōrantiae

ignōrantĭa, ae, f. ignorans, from ignoro,
I. want of knowledge or information, ignorance (mostly post-Aug.; only once in Cic., for Cic. Fl. 20, 46, is a gloss; cf. Klotz, Cic. Lael. 19, 70; syn. ignoratio).
(a). With gen. obj.: ignorantia loci, * Caes. B. C. 3, 68, 2: locorum, Suet. Galb. 20; cf.: imperii Romani, Tac. A. 1, 59: scripturae, Suet. Calig. 41: discriminis sui, Quint. 6, 1, 47: praeteritae culpae, Ov. H. 20, 189: veri, id. M. 7, 92: recti, Tac. Agr. 1: bonarum rerum, Nep. Ages. 8, 5.—
(b). Absol.: errorem et temeritatem et ignorantiam et opinationem et suspicionem ... a virtute sapientiaque removebat, * Cic. Acc. 1, 11, 42: hoc est maximum ignorantiae malum, quod, etc., Quint. 12, 3, 3; 5, 10, 34; cf. id. 7, 2, 40; 7, 4, 14: mutua ignorantia fallentes, Tac. H. 1, 75: sancta ignorantia, quid sit illud quod, etc., id. G. 40: ignorantiā lapsus, Plin. Ep. 10, 59; 10, 97, 1: si debitor meus manumisso dispensatori meo per ignorantiam solverit, liberari eum, Gai. Inst. 3, 160.

Origins

From ignōrāns (“ignoring, ignorant”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanenyorança
  • Catalananyorança
  • Catalanignorància
  • Englishignorance
  • Frenchignorance
  • GermanIgnoranz
  • Italianignoranza
  • Occitanignorància
  • Portugueseignorância
  • Romanianignoranță

In English words that came into English from ignōrantia

  • ignoranceignōrantia

Quick answers

What does ignōrantia mean in Latin?
ignōrantia, a noun, means “ignorance; want of knowledge or information”.
What is the genitive of ignōrantia?
The genitive singular is ignōrantiae. ignōrantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ignōrantia?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋ.noːˈran.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɲ.ɲoˈran.t͡si.a].