LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

resistentia

resistentia f (genitive resistentiae)
Classical[rɛ.sɪsˈtɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[re.s̬isˈtɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineresistance, opposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeresistentiaresistentiae
genitiveresistentiaeresistentiārum
dativeresistentiaeresistentiīs
accusativeresistentiamresistentiās
ablativeresistentiāresistentiīs
vocativeresistentiaresistentiae

rĕsistentia, ae, f. resisto,
I. resistance, opposition (late Lat. for repugnantia), Aug. de Pecc. Mer. 2, 22.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin resistentia From resistent- + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanresistència
  • Frenchrésistance
  • Italianresistenza
  • Portugueseresistência
  • Spanishresistencia
  • Asturianresistencia
  • Galicianresistencia
  • Piedmonteseresistensa
  • Sicilianrisistenza

Quick answers

What does resistentia mean in Latin?
resistentia, a noun, means “resistance, opposition”.
What is the genitive of resistentia?
The genitive singular is resistentiae. resistentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce resistentia?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.sɪsˈtɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.s̬isˈtɛn.t͡si.a].