Sapientia

See also: sapientia

Latin

Alternative forms

Sap. (citational abbreviation)

Etymology

Translating the Ancient Greek Septuagint’s Σοφῐ́ᾱ (Σολομῶντος) (Sophíā (Solomôntos), “Wisdom [of Solomon]”). The other book of the Bible entitled Σοφῐ́ᾱ… (Sophíā…, “Wisdom…”) — Σοφία Σειράχ (Sophía Seirákh, “Wisdom of Sirach”) — usually goes by the name Ecclēsiasticus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈen.ti.a/, [sa.piˈɛn.ti.a]
Homophone: sapientia

Proper noun

Sapientia f sg (genitive Sapientiae); first declension

Wisdom (Book of Wisdom)

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sapientia
Genitive	Sapientiae
Dative	Sapientiae
Accusative	Sapientiam
Ablative	Sapientiā
Vocative	Sapientia

Further reading

Liber Sapientiae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

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