LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sufferentia

sufferentia f (genitive sufferentiae)
Classical[sʊf.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[suf.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininea bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance, resignation, patience
  2. Medieval Latinfemininesynonym of voluntās, arbitrium, cōnsēnsus
  3. Medieval Latinfemininea reprieve, a truce, an armistice, a ceasefire

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesufferentiasufferentiae
subferentiae, suffrentiae, sūfrentiae
genitivesufferentiae
subferentiae, suffrentiae, sūfrentiae
sufferentiārum
subferentiārum, suffrentiārum, sūfrentiārum
dativesufferentiae
subferentiae, suffrentiae, sūfrentiae
sufferentiīs
subferentiīs, suffrentiīs, sūfrentiīs
accusativesufferentiam
subferentiam, suffrentiam, sūfrentiam
sufferentiās
subferentiās, suffrentiās, sūfrentiās
ablativesufferentiāsufferentiīs
subferentiīs, suffrentiīs, sūfrentiīs
vocativesufferentiasufferentiae
subferentiae, suffrentiae, sūfrentiae

suffĕrentĭa (subf-), ae, f. suffero,
I. a bearing, enduring, toleration, sufferance (post-class.), Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 15; id. Or. 4 med.; Vulg. Jacob. 5, 11; id. Ecclus. 16, 14.

Origins

From sufferens, present participle of sufferō + -ia.

Descendants
  • Italiansofferenza
  • Englishsufferancefrom Old French soffrance
  • Frenchsouffrancefrom Old French soffrance
  • Portuguesesofrência
  • Romaniansuferință
  • Spanishsufriencia
  • Piedmontesesoferensa

In English words that came into English from sufferentia

  • sufferancesufferentia

Quick answers

What does sufferentia mean in Latin?
sufferentia, a noun, means “a bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance, resignation, patience; synonym of voluntās, arbitrium, cōnsēnsus; a reprieve, a truce, an armistice, a ceasefire”.
What is the genitive of sufferentia?
The genitive singular is sufferentiae. sufferentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sufferentia?
In classical Latin, [sʊf.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suf.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a].