LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

violentia

violentia f (genitive violentiae)
Classical[wi.ɔˈɫɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[vi.oˈlɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineviolence
  2. feminineaggressiveness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviolentiaviolentiae
genitiveviolentiaeviolentiārum
dativeviolentiaeviolentiīs
accusativeviolentiamviolentiās
ablativeviolentiāviolentiīs
vocativeviolentiaviolentiae

vĭŏlentĭa, ae, f. violentus,
I. violence, vehemence, impetuosity, ferocity (class.): illi hanc vim appellant, quae est potius violentia, Quint. 2, 12, 11: novi hominis furorem, novi effrenatam violentiam, Cic. Phil. 12, 11, 26: vinolentorum, id. Tusc. 5, 41, 118: minis ejus ac violentiā territus, Suet. Ner. 34: gentium, ferocity, Tac. A. 2, 63: acris leonum, Lucr. 3, 741.—Of things, concr. and abstr.: vehemens vini, Lucr. 3, 482: saepe fortunae violentiam toleravisse, Sall. C. 53, 3: assidua hiemis, Col. 1, 1, 5: radii solis, Plin. 2, 16, 13, § 70: vultūs, fierceness, Ov. M. 1, 238: si dolo nihil profecerit, vi et violentiā deicere eos conatur, Lact. 3, 29, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentia From violēns /violentus (“violent”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanviolència
  • Italianviolenza
  • Occitanvioléncia
  • Englishviolencefrom Old French violence
  • Frenchviolencefrom Old French violence
  • Portugueseviolência
  • Romanianviolență
  • Spanishviolencia
  • Galicianviolencia
  • Interlinguaviolentia

In English words that came into English from violentia

  • violenceviolentia
  • violencyviolentia

Quick answers

What does violentia mean in Latin?
violentia, a noun, means “violence; aggressiveness”.
What is the genitive of violentia?
The genitive singular is violentiae. violentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce violentia?
In classical Latin, [wi.ɔˈɫɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.oˈlɛn.t͡si.a].