argutia

Latin

Etymology

From argūtus (“eloquent”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈɡuː.ti.a/

Noun

argūtia f (genitive argūtiae); first declension

(chiefly in the plural) clever use of words; verbal trickery; sophistry

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	argūtia	argūtiae
genitive	argūtiae	argūtiārum
dative	argūtiae	argūtiīs
accusative	argūtiam	argūtiās
ablative	argūtiā	argūtiīs
vocative	argūtia	argūtiae

Descendants

French: argutie
Italian: arguzia
Portuguese: argúcia
Romanian: arguție
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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