LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

inverēcundia

inverēcundia f (genitive inverēcundiae)
Classical[ɪn.wɛ.reːˈkʊn.di.a]Ecclesiastical[iɱ.ve.reˈkun.di.a]

Meaning

  1. shamelessness, immodesty

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinverēcundiainverēcundiae
genitiveinverēcundiaeinverēcundiārum
dativeinverēcundiaeinverēcundiīs
accusativeinverēcundiaminverēcundiās
ablativeinverēcundiāinverēcundiīs
vocativeinverēcundiainverēcundiae

invĕrēcundĭa, ae, f. inverecundus,
I. shamelessness, immodesty (post-class.), Arn. 4, 150; Tert. Apol. 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 456.

Origins

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

Latin vereor Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-der. Proto-Italic *sekʷondo- Latin secundus Latin -cundus Latin verēcundus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin verēcundia Latin inverēcundia From in- + verēcundia.

Quick answers

What does inverēcundia mean in Latin?
inverēcundia, a noun, means “shamelessness, immodesty”.
What is the genitive of inverēcundia?
The genitive singular is inverēcundiae. inverēcundia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce inverēcundia?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.wɛ.reːˈkʊn.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱ.ve.reˈkun.di.a].
Where does inverēcundia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin inverēcundia.