LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sollertia

sollertia f (genitive sollertiae)
Classical[sɔlˈlɛr.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[solˈlɛr.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineskill, shrewdness, ingenuity
  2. femininedexterity, adroitness
  3. feminineresourcefulness

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesollertiasollertiae
sōlertiae
genitivesollertiae
sōlertiae		sollertiārum
sōlertiārum
dativesollertiae
sōlertiae		sollertiīs
sōlertiīs
accusativesollertiam
sōlertiam		sollertiās
sōlertiās
ablativesollertiāsollertiīs
sōlertiīs
vocativesollertiasollertiae
sōlertiae

sollertĭa (sōlert-), ae, f. sollers,
I. skill, shrewdness, quickness of mind, ingenuity, dexterity, adroitness, expertness, etc. (class.; syn.: acumen, subtilitas, scientia): data est quibusdam bestiis machinatio quaedam atque sollertia, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123: nulla ars imitari sollertiam naturae potest, id. ib. 1, 33, 92: Chaldaei sollertiā ingeniorum antecellunt, id. Div. 1, 41, 91; cf.: est genus (Gallorum) summae sollertiae, Caes. B. G. 7, 22: hominum adhibita sollertia, id. B. C. 2, 8 fin.: ingenii sollertia, shrewdness, Sall. J. 7, 7: in hac re tanta inest ratio atque sollertia, knowledge and skill, Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25; so (with ratio) Tac. G. 30: ut artis pariat sollertia, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 33: in omni re fugienda est talis sollertia, such subtlety, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33: mirari non modo diligentiam sed enim sollertiam ejus, id. Sen. 17, 59: quae tua formosos cepit sollertia? Tib. 1, 4, 3: omnia conando docilis sollertia vicit, Manil. 1, 95; Luc. 8, 283: placuit sollertia tempore etiam adjuta, the ingenious plan, Tac. A. 14, 4.— Plur.: egregiis ingeniorum sollertiis ex aevo collocatis, Vitr. 7 praef. med.—
(b). With gen. obj.: (honestum) aut in perspicientiā veri sollertiāque versatur, aut, etc. (shortly after: perspicere et explicare rationem), the perception and intelligent development of the true, Cic. Off. 1, 5, 14: agendi cogitandique sollertia, adroitness, quickness, id. ib. 1, 44, 157: judicandi, id. Opt. Gen. 4, 11: belli, Sil. 6, 309.

Origins

From sollers + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Quick answers

What does sollertia mean in Latin?
sollertia, a noun, means “skill, shrewdness, ingenuity; dexterity, adroitness; resourcefulness”.
What is the genitive of sollertia?
The genitive singular is sollertiae. sollertia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sollertia?
In classical Latin, [sɔlˈlɛr.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [solˈlɛr.t͡si.a].