LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

significantia

significantia f (genitive significantiae)
Classical[sɪŋ.nɪ.fɪˈkan.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[siɲ.ɲi.fiˈkan.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininemeaning, signification
  2. feminineforce, vigour (of speech)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesignificantiasignificantiae
genitivesignificantiaesignificantiārum
dativesignificantiaesignificantiīs
accusativesignificantiamsignificantiās
ablativesignificantiāsignificantiīs
vocativesignificantiasignificantiae

signĭfĭcantĭa, ae, f. significo (postAug.). *
I. Force, energy, significancy of words: verborum, Quint. 10, 1, 121.—
II. In gen., meaning, import, signification, Tert. Res. Carn. 21; Arn. 7, 230; Lact. 4, 26.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Frenchsignifiancefrom Old French senefiance
  • Englishsignifiancefrom Old French senefiance
  • Frenchsignificancefrom Old French significance
  • Englishsignificancefrom Old French significance
  • Italiansignificanza
  • Portuguesesignificância
  • Romaniansemnificanță
  • Spanishsignificancia
  • Gallosènefiancefrom Old French senefiance
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaissanefioncefrom Old French senefiance

In English words that came into English from significantia

  • significancesignificantia
  • significancysignificantia

Quick answers

What does significantia mean in Latin?
significantia, a noun, means “meaning, signification; force, vigour (of speech)”.
What is the genitive of significantia?
The genitive singular is significantiae. significantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce significantia?
In classical Latin, [sɪŋ.nɪ.fɪˈkan.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siɲ.ɲi.fiˈkan.t͡si.a].