LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

truculentia

truculentia f (genitive truculentiae)
Classical[trʊ.kʊˈɫɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[tru.kuˈlɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininefierceness, savageness, grimness, brutality
  2. feminineharshness, sternness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetruculentiatruculentiae
genitivetruculentiaetruculentiārum
dativetruculentiaetruculentiīs
accusativetruculentiamtruculentiās
ablativetruculentiātruculentiīs
vocativetruculentiatruculentiae

trŭcŭlentĭa, ae, f. truculentus,
I. savageness, ferocity, roughness, harshness, truculence (very rare): tua, Plaut. Truc. 3, 2, 7: caeli, harshness, inclemency, Tac. A. 2, 24.

Origins

From truculentus (“savage, harsh”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Portuguesetruculência
  • Italiantruculenza
  • Spanishtruculencia
  • Frenchtruculence
  • Englishtruculence

In English words that came into English from truculentia

  • truculencetruculentia

Quick answers

What does truculentia mean in Latin?
truculentia, a noun, means “fierceness, savageness, grimness, brutality; harshness, sternness”.
What is the genitive of truculentia?
The genitive singular is truculentiae. truculentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce truculentia?
In classical Latin, [trʊ.kʊˈɫɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tru.kuˈlɛn.t͡si.a].