LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

prosōdia

prosōdia f (genitive prosōdiae)
Classical[prɔˈsoː.di.a]Ecclesiastical[proˈs̬ɔː.di.a]

Meaning

  1. prosody
    Prosodia est signum sermonis iter rectum faciens legenti. Sunt autem prosodiae decem, acutus, gravis, circumflexus, longa, brevis, dasia, psile, apostrophus, hyphen, hypodiastole.Classicorum auctorum e Vaticanicis codicibus editorum tomus V., Rome, 1833, p.594

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprosōdiaprosōdiae
genitiveprosōdiaeprosōdiārum
dativeprosōdiaeprosōdiīs
accusativeprosōdiamprosōdiās
ablativeprosōdiāprosōdiīs
vocativeprosōdiaprosōdiae

prŏsōdĭa, ae, f.,=προσῳδία,
I. the tone or accent of a syllable (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 8: accentus quas Graeci προσῳδίας vocant, Quint. 1, 5, 22.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European *próti,*préti
  6. Ancient Greek πρός(prós)
  7. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  8. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓είδω(ăeídō)
  9. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  10. Ancient Greek -ή(-ḗ)
  11. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή(ăoidḗ)
  12. Ancient Greek ᾠδή(ōidḗ)
  13. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  14. Latinprosōdia

Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin prosōdia Borrowed from Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā, “a song with an accompaniment”).

In English words that came into English from prosōdia

  • prosodyprosōdia
  • prosodicprosōdia

Quick answers

What does prosōdia mean in Latin?
prosōdia, a noun, means “prosody”.
What is the genitive of prosōdia?
The genitive singular is prosōdiae. prosōdia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce prosōdia?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈsoː.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈs̬ɔː.di.a].
Where does prosōdia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti → Ancient Greek πρός (prós) → Proto-Hellenic *awéidō → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō) → Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) → Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) → Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin prosōdia.