verecundia

Latin

Etymology

From verēcundus (feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest) + -ia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /we.reːˈkun.di.a/, [wɛ.reːˈkʊn.di.a]

Noun

verēcundia f (genitive verēcundiae); first declension

  1. knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty
  2. shame, awe

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative verēcundia verēcundiae
Genitive verēcundiae verēcundiārum
Dative verēcundiae verēcundiīs
Accusative verēcundiam verēcundiās
Ablative verēcundiā verēcundiīs
Vocative verēcundia verēcundiae

Descendants

  • Italian: verecondia
  • Mirandese: bergonha, bargonha
  • Occitan: vergonha
  • Old French: vergogne, vergoigne
  • Old Portuguese: vergonna, vergonça
  • Portuguese: vergonha
  • Portuguese: verecúndia
  • Sardinian: bergugna, bregúngia, birgonza, bregunza, brigunza, frigonza, vilgonza, bilgonza
  • Sicilian: virgogna, vrigogna, briogna
  • Spanish: vergüenza
  • Spanish: verecundia
  • Venetian: vargogna

References

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