LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

synovia

synovia f (genitive synoviae)
Ecclesiastical[siˈnɔː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinfeminineA nutritive fluid found throughout the body; synovial fluid.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynoviasynoviae
genitivesynoviaesynoviārum
dativesynoviaesynoviīs
accusativesynoviamsynoviās
ablativesynoviāsynoviīs
vocativesynoviasynoviae

Origins

Coined by Swiss physician Paracelsus, hypothesized as from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, “with, together with”) + ovum (“an egg”) + -ia (nominal suffix), on the assumption that synovial fluid resembles egg white.

In English words that came into English from synovia

  • synoviasynovia

Quick answers

What does synovia mean in Latin?
synovia, a noun, means “A nutritive fluid found throughout the body; synovial fluid.”.
What is the genitive of synovia?
The genitive singular is synoviae. synovia is feminine, first declension.