LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

iūstitia

iūstitia f (genitive iūstitiae)
Classical[juːsˈtɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[jusˈtit.t͡si.a]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. justice, fairness, equity

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

virtūs quae suum cuique dat; ecce iūstitia ipsa suprā omnēs stat!
iūstitia -ae f — in Mille Verba, Basilica et Iūs

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūstitiaiūstitiae
genitiveiūstitiaeiūstitiārum
dativeiūstitiaeiūstitiīs
accusativeiūstitiamiūstitiās
ablativeiūstitiāiūstitiīs
vocativeiūstitiaiūstitiae

justĭtĭa, ae, f. justus,
I. justice, equity, righteousness, uprightness: quae animi affectio suum cuique tribuens, atque hanc quam dico, societatem conjunctionis humanae munifice et aeque tuens, justitia dicitur, cui sunt adjunctae pietas, bonitas, liberalitas, benignitas, comitas, quaeque sunt generis ejusdem, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 65: justitia est constans et perpetua voluntas jus suum cuique tribuendi, Just. Inst. 1, 1, 1: justitia erga deos religio, erga parentes pietas, creditis in rebus fides ... nominatur, Cic. Part. Or. 22, 78: ordinata erat in duodecim tabulis tota justitia, the whole of the laws, Flor. 1, 24.—Personified: Justĭtĭa, the goddess of justice, Gell. 14, 4, 3.—
B. Esp., righteousness, holiness, conduct in accordance with the divine law, Vulg. Gen. 15, 6; id. Rom. 9, 31 et saep.—
II. Clemency, compassion, Caes. B. G. 5, 41 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 32; so Cic. Marcell. 4: ut meae stultitiae justitia tua sit aliquid praesidi, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 33.—
III. Concr., plur., judgments, precepts, ordinances: Domini, Vulg. Psa. 18, 9; id. Deut. 4, 5 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Archaic Latin *iowos,*iowez-
  7. Archaic Latiniovestos
  8. Latiniūstitia

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin iūstitia From iūstus + -itia.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanjustícia
  • Italiangiustizia
  • Frenchjusticefrom Old French justise
  • Englishjusticefrom Old French justise
  • Occitanjustíciafrom Old Occitan justicia
  • Portuguesejustiçafrom Old Galician-Portuguese justiça
  • Romanianjustiție
  • Spanishjusticia
  • GermanJustiz
  • Asturianxusticiafrom Old Leonese justicia
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmåljustitia
  • Norwegian Bokmåljustis
  • Norwegian Nynorskjustis

Quick answers

What does iūstitia mean in Latin?
iūstitia, a noun, means “justice, fairness, equity”.
What is the genitive of iūstitia?
The genitive singular is iūstitiae. iūstitia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce iūstitia?
In classical Latin, [juːsˈtɪ.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jusˈtit.t͡si.a].
Where does iūstitia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos → Proto-Italic *jowos → Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- → Archaic Latin iovestos → Latin iūstitia.