apathia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “insensibility, freedom from emotion”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.paˈtʰiː.a/

Noun

apathīa f (genitive apathīae); first declension

A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	apathīa	apathīae
genitive	apathīae	apathīārum
dative	apathīae	apathīīs
accusative	apathīam	apathīās
ablative	apathīā	apathīīs
vocative	apathīa	apathīae

Synonyms

(insensibility): dūritia, immōbilitās

Descendants

English: apathy
French: apathie
Italian: apatia
Portuguese: apatia
Spanish: apatía

References

apathia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
apathia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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