LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

innocentia

innocentia f (genitive innocentiae)
Classical[ɪn.nɔˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[in.noˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineinnocence
  2. feminineuprightness, integrity

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinnocentiainnocentiae
genitiveinnocentiaeinnocentiārum
dativeinnocentiaeinnocentiīs
accusativeinnocentiaminnocentiās
ablativeinnocentiāinnocentiīs
vocativeinnocentiainnocentiae

in-nŏcentĭa, ae, f.,
I. harmlessness.
I. Lit.: ferorum animalium, Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201: fumi graveolentis, Pall. 1, 35 med.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., blamelessness, innocence: est innocentia affectio talis animi, quae noceat nemini, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; id. Phil. 3, 10, 25: rigidae innocentiae Cato erat, Liv. 39, 40, 10: sola innocentia vivere, i. e. with no other support, id. 2, 3, 4: mutuā innocentiā tutum esse, where no one seeks to injure another, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 59.—
B. In partic., uprightness, integrity, disinterestedness: quantā innocentiā debent esse imperatores, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 36: suam innocentiam (opp. avaritiam) perpetuā vitā esse perspectam, Caes. B, G. 1, 40.—
C. Collect. concr., innocent persons: innocentiam liberare, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202.

Origins

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

Latin nocentia Latin innocentia From in- (negating prefix) + nocentia (“guilt, transgression”).

In English words that came into English from innocentia

  • innocenceinnocentia
  • innocencyinnocentia

Quick answers

What does innocentia mean in Latin?
innocentia, a noun, means “innocence; uprightness, integrity”.
What is the genitive of innocentia?
The genitive singular is innocentiae. innocentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce innocentia?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.nɔˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.noˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does innocentia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin innocentia.