contingentia

Latin

Etymology

From contingēns + -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.tinˈɡen.ti.a/, [kɔn̪t̪ɪŋˈɡɛn̪t̪iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.tinˈd͡ʒen.t͡si.a/, [kon̪t̪in̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

contingentia f (genitive contingentiae); first declension

  1. restraint, abstemiousness, continence, temperance, moderation
  2. contiguity, proximity

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contingentia contingentiae
Genitive contingentiae contingentiārum
Dative contingentiae contingentiīs
Accusative contingentiam contingentiās
Ablative contingentiā contingentiīs
Vocative contingentia contingentiae

Descendants

Participle

contingentia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of contingēns

References

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