proper noun · femininefirst declension
Placentia
Placentia f sg (genitive Placentiae)
Classical[pɫaˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[plaˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularPiacenza (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
- femininesingularPiacenza (a city in Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Placentia | — |
| genitive | Placentiae | — |
| dative | Placentiae | — |
| accusative | Placentiam | — |
| ablative | Placentiā | — |
| vocative | Placentia | — |
| locative | Placentiae | — |
plăcentĭa, ae, f. placeo,
I. suavity, courteousness (post-class.), App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 15, 33.
Plăcentĭa, ae, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Cispadana, on the Po, the modern Piacenza, Liv. 21, 25; 56 sq.; 27, 39; 31, 10 al.; Vell. 1, 14 fin.; Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5; Tac. H. 2, 17; Sil. 8, 593.—Hence,
II. Plăcentī-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Placentia, Placentian, Placentine:
municipium, Cic. Pis. 23, 53: calices, id. ib. 27, 67: turma, Liv. 44, 40: Tinca, from Placentia, Cic. Brut. 46, 172.—In plur. subst.: Plă-centīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Placentia, the Placentines, Liv. 27, 10; 31, 21 al.—B. In a burlesque double sense: Placentini milites, Placentine soldiers and placenta (cake) soldiers, i. e. pastry-cooks, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 59.
Origins
From placentia (“pleasing, welcoming”).
Descendants
- FrenchPlaisance
- ItalianPiacenza
- EnglishPiacenzafrom Italian Piacenza
- PortuguesePiacenzafrom Italian Piacenza
- PortuguesePlacência
- SpanishPlasencia
- SardinianPrazenzia
- SardinianPracenza