LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

poētica licentia

poētica licentia f (genitive poēticae licentiae)
Classical[poˈeː.tɪ.ka lɪˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[poˈɛː.ti.ka liˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. rhetoricpoetic licence (any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken to achieve a desired effect)
    […] neque rursus sinuosa et arcessitis descriptionibus, in quas plerique imitatione poeticae licentiae ducuntur, lasciviat.[…] nor, on the other hand, should it be sinuous or frolic in extraneous descriptions, in which most people are led into by imitation of poetic license.c. 95 CE, Quintilianus, Institutio oratoria 2.4.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepoētica licentiapoēticae licentiae
genitivepoēticae licentiaepoēticārum licentiārum
dativepoēticae licentiaepoēticīs licentiīs
accusativepoēticam licentiampoēticās licentiās
ablativepoēticā licentiāpoēticīs licentiīs
vocativepoētica licentiapoēticae licentiae

Origins

Literally, “poetic licence”.

Descendants
  • Polishlicentia poetica

Quick answers

What does poētica licentia mean in Latin?
poētica licentia, a noun, means “poetic licence (any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken to achieve a desired effect)”.
What is the genitive of poētica licentia?
The genitive singular is poēticae licentiae. poētica licentia is first declension.
How do you pronounce poētica licentia?
In classical Latin, [poˈeː.tɪ.ka lɪˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈɛː.ti.ka liˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a].