LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

irreverentia

irreverentia f (genitive irreverentiae)
Classical[ɪr.rɛ.wɛˈrɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ir.re.veˈrɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineirreverence, disrespect

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeirreverentia
inreverentia		irreverentiae
inreverentiae
genitiveirreverentiae
inreverentiae		irreverentiārum
inreverentiārum
dativeirreverentiae
inreverentiae		irreverentiīs
inreverentiīs
accusativeirreverentiam
inreverentiam		irreverentiās
inreverentiās
ablativeirreverentiā
inreverentiā		irreverentiīs
inreverentiīs
vocativeirreverentia
inreverentia		irreverentiae
inreverentiae

irrĕvĕrentĭa (inr-), ae, f. irreverens,
I. want of due respect or reverence, irreverence, disrespect (post-Aug.): coalitam libertate irreverentiam prorupisse, Tac. A. 13, 26: juventutis, id. ib. 3, 31: adversus, fas nefasque, id. H. 3, 51: studiorum, inattention to, neglect, Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 5: irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium, profanity, Vulg. Sir. 27, 15.

Origins

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

Latin reverēns Latin irreverēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin irreverentia From irreverēns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanirreverència
  • Frenchirrévérence
  • Italianirriverenza
  • Portugueseirreverência
  • Romanianireverență
  • Spanishirreverencia
  • Galicianirreverencia

In English words that came into English from irreverentia

  • irreverenceirreverentia
  • irreverentialirreverentia

Quick answers

What does irreverentia mean in Latin?
irreverentia, a noun, means “irreverence, disrespect”.
What is the genitive of irreverentia?
The genitive singular is irreverentiae. irreverentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce irreverentia?
In classical Latin, [ɪr.rɛ.wɛˈrɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ir.re.veˈrɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does irreverentia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin irreverentia.