LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

persevērantia

persevērantia f (genitive persevērantiae)

Meaning

  1. steadfastness, constancy
  2. persistence, perseverance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepersevērantiapersevērantiae
genitivepersevērantiaepersevērantiārum
dativepersevērantiaepersevērantiīs
accusativepersevērantiampersevērantiās
ablativepersevērantiāpersevērantiīs
vocativepersevērantiapersevērantiae

persĕvērantĭa, ae, f. persevero,
I. steadfastness, constancy, perseverance (syn. pertinacia): perseverantia est in ratione bene consideratā stabilis et perpetua permansio, Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 164; id. Phil. 7, 5, 14: disputandum est, aliud an idem sit pertinacia et perseverantia, id. Part. Or. 19, 65: nautarum, Caes. B. C. 3, 26; Vulg. 2 Macc. 14, 38.—
II. Transf., objectively, long continuance, tediousness: belli, Just. 3, 4, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin persevērantia From persevērāns + -ia.

Descendants
  • Frenchpersévérancefrom Old French parseverance
  • Englishperseverancefrom Old French parseverance
  • Italianperseveranza
  • Spanishperseverancia
  • Scotsperseverancefrom Old French parseverance

In English words that came into English from persevērantia

  • perseverancepersevērantia

Quick answers

What does persevērantia mean in Latin?
persevērantia, a noun, means “steadfastness, constancy; persistence, perseverance”.
What is the genitive of persevērantia?
The genitive singular is persevērantiae. persevērantia is feminine, first declension.