LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

impotentia

impotentia f (genitive impotentiae)
Classical[ɪm.pɔˈtɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[im.poˈtɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininepoverty
  2. feminineinability
  3. feminineviolence (lack of restraint)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpotentia
inpotentia		impotentiae
inpotentiae
genitiveimpotentiae
inpotentiae		impotentiārum
inpotentiārum
dativeimpotentiae
inpotentiae		impotentiīs
inpotentiīs
accusativeimpotentiam
inpotentiam		impotentiās
inpotentiās
ablativeimpotentiā
inpotentiā		impotentiīs
inpotentiīs
vocativeimpotentia
inpotentia		impotentiae
inpotentiae

impŏtentĭa (inp-), ae, f. impotens. *
I. Inability, want of wealth, poverty: magis propter suam impotentiam se semper credunt neglegi, Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
II. Want of moderation or self-restraint, ungovernableness, passionate behavior, violence, fury (freq. and class.): impotentia quaedam animi a temperantia et moderatione plurimum dissidens, Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34; Poet. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35: impotentia commotus animi, Sisenn. ap. Non. 527, 14: numquam potentia sua ad impotentiam usus, Vell. 2, 29: impotentiae exprobratio, Quint. 6, 2, 16: muliebris, Liv. 34, 2, 2; Tac. A. 1, 4; 12, 57: veteranorum, id. ib. 14, 31: nullius astri Gregem aestuosa torret impotentia, fiery violence, Hor. Epod. 16, 62.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Latin impotēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin impotentia From impotēns (“weak", "powerless", "unbridled”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • GermanImpotenz
  • Italianimpotenza
  • Frenchimpotencefrom Middle French impotence
  • Englishimpotencefrom Middle French impotence
  • Spanishimpotencia
  • Indonesianimpotensifrom Dutch impotentie
  • Russianимпоте́нция

Quick answers

What does impotentia mean in Latin?
impotentia, a noun, means “poverty; inability; violence (lack of restraint)”.
What is the genitive of impotentia?
The genitive singular is impotentiae. impotentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce impotentia?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɔˈtɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.poˈtɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does impotentia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin impotentia.