argutia

Latin

Etymology

From argūtus (“eloquent”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈɡuː.ti.a/, [ärˈɡuːt̪iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈɡut.t͡si.a/, [ärˈɡut̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

argūtia f (genitive argūtiae); first declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) liveliness, nimbleness
  2. (chiefly in the plural) clever use of words; verbal trickery, wit; sophistry

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative argūtia argūtiae
Genitive argūtiae argūtiārum
Dative argūtiae argūtiīs
Accusative argūtiam argūtiās
Ablative argūtiā argūtiīs
Vocative argūtia argūtiae

Descendants
  • → Catalan: argúcia
  • → French: argutie
  • → Galician: argucia
  • → Italian: arguzia
  • → Portuguese: argúcia
  • → Spanish: argucia

References
  • “argūtĭae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • argūtĭae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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