facundia

Latin

Etymology

fācundus (eloquent) + -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /faːˈkun.di.a/, [faːˈkʊn.di.a]

Noun

fācundia f (genitive fācundiae); first declension

  1. eloquence
    • 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 4.7:
      non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te restituet pietas
      Not birth, nor eloquence, nor worth, shall reincarnate you, Torquatus
  2. vocative singular of fācundia

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fācundia fācundiae
Genitive fācundiae fācundiārum
Dative fācundiae fācundiīs
Accusative fācundiam fācundiās
Ablative fācundiā fācundiīs
Vocative fācundia fācundiae

Descendants

Noun

fācundiā

  1. ablative singular of fācundia

References


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fācundia.

Noun

facundia f (plural facundias)

  1. eloquence; gift of the gab
    Synonym: elocuencia

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