LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

perspicācia

perspicācia f (genitive perspicāciae)
Classical[pɛr.spɪˈkaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[per.spiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. perspicacity, shrewdness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperspicāciaperspicāciae
genitiveperspicāciaeperspicāciārum
dativeperspicāciaeperspicāciīs
accusativeperspicāciamperspicāciās
ablativeperspicāciāperspicāciīs
vocativeperspicāciaperspicāciae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin perspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin perspicāx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin perspicācia From perspicāx + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanperspicàcia
  • Italianperspicacia
  • Portugueseperspicácia
  • Spanishperspicacia
  • Galicianperspicacia

Quick answers

What does perspicācia mean in Latin?
perspicācia, a noun, means “perspicacity, shrewdness”.
What is the genitive of perspicācia?
The genitive singular is perspicāciae. perspicācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce perspicācia?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.spɪˈkaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.spiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a].