LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tendentia

tendentia f (genitive tendentiae)
Classical[tɛnˈdɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[tenˈdɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinfeminineThe act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition, inclination.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetendentiatendentiae
genitivetendentiaetendentiārum
dativetendentiaetendentiīs
accusativetendentiamtendentiās
ablativetendentiātendentiīs
vocativetendentiatendentiae

Origins

From tendēns, present active participle of tendō (“to stretch out; to be inclined (to)”).

Descendants
  • Catalantendència
  • Englishtendency
  • Russianтенденция

In English words that came into English from tendentia

  • tendencytendentia

Quick answers

What does tendentia mean in Latin?
tendentia, a noun, means “The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition, inclination.”.
What is the genitive of tendentia?
The genitive singular is tendentiae. tendentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tendentia?
In classical Latin, [tɛnˈdɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tenˈdɛn.t͡si.a].