LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

versūtia

versūtia f (genitive versūtiae)
Classical[wɛrˈsuː.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[verˈsut.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinrarecunning, slyness, craftiness

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeversūtiaversūtiae
genitiveversūtiaeversūtiārum
dativeversūtiaeversūtiīs
accusativeversūtiamversūtiās
ablativeversūtiāversūtiīs
vocativeversūtiaversūtiae

versūtĭa, ae, f. versutus,
I. cunning, slyness, craftiness, subtlety, ingenuity (very rare; cf.: dolus, astutia); sing. (late Lat.), App. Mag. p. 307, 41; p. 325, 25.—Plur., Liv. 42, 47, 7.

Origins

From versūtus + -ia.

Descendants
  • Italianversuzia
  • Portugueseversúcia
  • Spanishversucia

Quick answers

What does versūtia mean in Latin?
versūtia, a noun, means “cunning, slyness, craftiness”.
What is the genitive of versūtia?
The genitive singular is versūtiae. versūtia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce versūtia?
In classical Latin, [wɛrˈsuː.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [verˈsut.t͡si.a].