LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

reminīscentia

reminīscentia f (genitive reminīscentiae)
Classical[rɛ.mɪ.niːsˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[re.mi.niʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereminīscentiareminīscentiae
genitivereminīscentiaereminīscentiārum
dativereminīscentiaereminīscentiīs
accusativereminīscentiamreminīscentiās
ablativereminīscentiāreminīscentiīs
vocativereminīscentiareminīscentiae

Origins

From reminīscēns + -ia. Calque of Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis).

Descendants
  • Catalanreminiscència
  • Englishreminiscence
  • Frenchréminiscence
  • GermanReminiszenz
  • Italianreminiscenza
  • Spanishreminiscencia

In English words that came into English from reminīscentia

  • reminiscentialreminīscentia

Quick answers

What does reminīscentia mean in Latin?
reminīscentia, a noun, means “recollection, remembrance, reminiscence”.
What is the genitive of reminīscentia?
The genitive singular is reminīscentiae. reminīscentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce reminīscentia?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.mɪ.niːsˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.mi.niʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a].