LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vēsānia

vēsānia f (genitive vēsāniae)
Classical[weːˈsaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[veˈs̬aː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. madness, insanity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevēsāniavēsāniae
genitivevēsāniaevēsāniārum
dativevēsāniaevēsāniīs
accusativevēsāniamvēsāniās
ablativevēsāniāvēsāniīs
vocativevēsāniavēsāniae

vēsānĭa (vaesā-), ae, f. vesanus,
I. madness, insanity (very rare): extimui, ne vos ageret vesania discors, Hor. S. 2, 3, 174: simulata (Ulixis), Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 129: formidabatur flagrans vesania manus, Amm. 14, 2, 15.

Origins

Proto-Italic *sānos Latin sānus Latin vēsānus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin vēsānia From vēsānus (“mad, insane”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Englishvesania
  • Italianvesania
  • Spanishvesania

Quick answers

What does vēsānia mean in Latin?
vēsānia, a noun, means “madness, insanity”.
What is the genitive of vēsānia?
The genitive singular is vēsāniae. vēsānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vēsānia?
In classical Latin, [weːˈsaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈs̬aː.ni.a].