amentia
English
Etymology
From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɪˈmɛnʃə/, /əˈmɛnʃə/
Noun
amentia (uncountable)
- Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
Translations
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From amēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab- (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aːˈmen.ti.a/, [aːˈmɛn.ti.a]
Noun
āmentia f (genitive āmentiae); first declension
- The state of being out of one's senses; madness, insanity.
- Folly, stupidity, senselessness.
- Malice, malignity.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āmentia | āmentiae |
| genitive | āmentiae | āmentiārum |
| dative | āmentiae | āmentiīs |
| accusative | āmentiam | āmentiās |
| ablative | āmentiā | āmentiīs |
| vocative | āmentia | āmentiae |
Descendants
References
- amentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- amentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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