LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vehementia

vehementia f (genitive vehementiae)

Meaning

  1. feminineeagerness, fervency, vehemence
  2. femininea strong pulse
  3. femininestrength

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevehementiavehementiae
genitivevehementiaevehementiārum
dativevehementiaevehementiīs
accusativevehementiamvehementiās
ablativevehementiāvehementiīs
vocativevehementiavehementiae

vĕhĕmentĭa, ae, f. id. (post-Aug.).
I. Eagerness, fervency, vehemence: Pollio Asinius fuit acris vehementiae, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 33: Gracchi, Gell. 1, 11, 14.—
II. Strength: odoris, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59: saporis, id. 19, 5, 27, § 88; cf. id. 23, 1, 21, § 36: venarum, i. e. a strong pulse, id. 23, 1, 24, § 48: linteorum strigilumque, i. e. a copious use, id. 28, 4, 14, § 55.—
B. Of language: inter hujus generis et illius superioris vehementiam hoc interest, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26.

In English words that came into English from vehementia

  • vehemencevehementia
  • vehemencyvehementia

Quick answers

What does vehementia mean in Latin?
vehementia, a noun, means “eagerness, fervency, vehemence; a strong pulse; strength”.
What is the genitive of vehementia?
The genitive singular is vehementiae. vehementia is feminine, first declension.