LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

immodestia

immodestia f (genitive immodestiae)
Classical[ɪm.mɔˈdɛs.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[im.moˈdɛs.ti.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineintemperate or licentious behaviour

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimmodestiaimmodestiae
genitiveimmodestiaeimmodestiārum
dativeimmodestiaeimmodestiīs
accusativeimmodestiamimmodestiās
ablativeimmodestiāimmodestiīs
vocativeimmodestiaimmodestiae

immŏdestĭa (inm-), ae, f. immodestus,
I. intemperate conduct, immodesty, licentiousness (very rare; not in Cic.): heri haec immodestia me coëgit, qui, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 9: publicanorum, avarice, extortion, Tac. A. 13, 50: histrionum, id. ib. 4, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimmodestia

Latin modestus Latin immodestus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin immodestia From immodestus (“immoderate”) + -ia.

Quick answers

What does immodestia mean in Latin?
immodestia, a noun, means “intemperate or licentious behaviour”.
What is the genitive of immodestia?
The genitive singular is immodestiae. immodestia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce immodestia?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.mɔˈdɛs.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.moˈdɛs.ti.a].
Where does immodestia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin immodestia.