elegantia

Latin

Etymology

From ēlegāns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eː.leˈɡan.ti.a/, [eː.ɫɛˈɡan.ti.a]

Noun

ēlegantia f (genitive ēlegantiae); first declension

  1. elegance, taste, propriety, refinement, grace

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ēlegantia ēlegantiae
Genitive ēlegantiae ēlegantiārum
Dative ēlegantiae ēlegantiīs
Accusative ēlegantiam ēlegantiās
Ablative ēlegantiā ēlegantiīs
Vocative ēlegantia ēlegantiae

Derived terms

Adjective

ēlegantia

  1. nominative neuter plural of ēlegāns
  2. accusative neuter plural of ēlegāns
  3. vocative neuter plural of ēlegāns

References
  • elegantia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • elegantia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • elegantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) logical minuteness, precision: disserendi elegantia
    • (ambiguous) he possesses sound judgment in matters of taste: elegantia in illo est
    • (ambiguous) tasteful description: elegantia orationis
  • elegantia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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