LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

iūrisprūdentia

iūrisprūdentia f (genitive iūrisprūdentiae)
Classical[juː.rɪs.pruːˈdɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ju.ris.pruˈdɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. post Classicalknowledge about the law; jurisprudence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūrisprūdentiaiūrisprūdentiae
genitiveiūrisprūdentiaeiūrisprūdentiārum
dativeiūrisprūdentiaeiūrisprūdentiīs
iūrisprūdentīs
accusativeiūrisprūdentiamiūrisprūdentiās
ablativeiūrisprūdentiāiūrisprūdentiīs
iūrisprūdentīs
vocativeiūrisprūdentiaiūrisprūdentiae

jūris-prūdentĭa, ae (also separately and prūdentĭa jūris, Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 256; cf. Nep. Cim. 2, 1), f. 2. jus-prudentia,
I. the science of law, jurisprudence (postclass.): jurisprudentia cst divinarum humanarumque rerum notitia, justi atque injusti scientia, Dig. 1, 1, 10, § 2; Just. Inst. 1, 1, 1.

Origins

Derived from the oblique stem iūrisprūdent- of iūrisprūdēns (“expert at law”) + -ia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishjurisprudence
  • Frenchjurisprudence
  • Italiangiurisprudenza
  • Portuguesejurisprudência
  • Romanianjurisprudență
  • Spanishjurisprudencia
  • Dutchjurisprudentie
  • Polishjurysprudencja
  • Sicilianjurisprudenza

Quick answers

What does iūrisprūdentia mean in Latin?
iūrisprūdentia, a noun, means “knowledge about the law; jurisprudence”.
What is the genitive of iūrisprūdentia?
The genitive singular is iūrisprūdentiae. iūrisprūdentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce iūrisprūdentia?
In classical Latin, [juː.rɪs.pruːˈdɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ju.ris.pruˈdɛn.t͡si.a].