LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ūsia

ūsia f (genitive ūsiae)
Classical[ˈuː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinessence, substance
    Ūsia autem substantia est, id est proprium, quae cēterīs subiacet; reliqua novem accidentia sunt.Usia is substance, proper to the subject, which lies under the others; the remaining nine are accidents.Isidore of Seville, Etymologies 2.26.11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeūsiaūsiae
genitiveūsiaeūsiārum
dativeūsiaeūsiīs
accusativeūsiamūsiās
ablativeūsiāūsiīs
vocativeūsiaūsiae

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐσῐ́ᾱ (ousĭ́ā, “that which is one's own, one's substance”).

Quick answers

What does ūsia mean in Latin?
ūsia, a noun, means “essence, substance”.
What is the genitive of ūsia?
The genitive singular is ūsiae. ūsia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ūsia?
In classical Latin, [ˈuː.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈuː.s̬i.a].