LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

minācia

minācia f (genitive mināciae)
Classical[mɪˈnaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[miˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinOld Latinthreat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemināciamināciae
genitivemināciaemināciārum
dativemināciaemināciīs
accusativemināciammināciās
ablativemināciāmināciīs
vocativemināciamināciae

Origins

From mināx + -ia. Attested in Plautus and Arnobius the Younger.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseameaçafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mẽaça
  • Spanishmenazafrom Old Spanish menaça
  • Spanishamenazafrom Old Spanish menaça
  • Galicianameazafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mẽaça
  • Ladinamenasafrom Old Spanish menaça
  • Papiamentuamenasafrom Old Spanish menaça
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchmenacefrom Old French manace
  • Englishmenacefrom Old French manace
  • Normanm'nichefrom Old French manace
  • Normanménichefrom Old French manace
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianminatta
Italo-Romance
  • Italianminaccia
  • Friulianmenacefrom Italian minaccia
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanamenaçafrom Old Catalan menaça
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianmanase
  • Romanshimnatscha
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*mināciāre

In English words that came into English from minācia

  • menaceminācia
  • minaciouslyminācia
  • minaciousnessminācia
  • minaciousminācia

Quick answers

What does minācia mean in Latin?
minācia, a noun, means “threat”.
What is the genitive of minācia?
The genitive singular is mināciae. minācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce minācia?
In classical Latin, [mɪˈnaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [miˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a].
Which English words come from minācia?
English words that go back to Latin minācia include menace, minaciously, minaciousness and minacious.